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Louisiana Mayor Misty Roberts Clanton resigned her post just days before being arrested for sexual relations with a juvenile by the Beauregard Paris Sheriff's Office.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor.

A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor.

The74 reports on the four things to know about a new skirmish in a religious right fight to reverse a 44-year-old legal precedent on the separation of church and state.

A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor

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DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor. Louisiana State Police arrested 42-year-old Misty Clanton Roberts on Thursday…

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Misty Dawn Clanton Roberts had sent a letter of resignation five days before her arrest, when she turned herself in to police

The74 reports on the four things to know about a new skirmish in a religious right fight to reverse a 44-year-old legal precedent on the separation of church and state.

Those who have committed sex offenses against children under the age of 13 in the state could face the new punishment.

Misty Roberts left post days before being jailed for third-degree rape and contributing to delinquency of minors

An investigation into the 42-year-old mayor, who was in her second term, was opened on July 26, after the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office requested the state police look into a complaint.

The law arrives as part of a slate of harsher criminal penalties. But critics say it punishes more than it protects.

A slew of legislation passed by Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year went into effect Thursday.

A slew of legislation passed by Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year went into effect Thursday

A slew of legislation passed by Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year went into effect Thursday.

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A slew of legislation passed by Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year went into effect Thursday. Between new conservative Gov. Jeff Landry, Republicans holding every statewide…