PORT ALLEN — Port Allen's chief administrative officer has resigned, five months after agreeing to step down following his conviction on an allegation that he lied about where he lived as he sought to become the community's mayor.

Lance Joseph ran for mayor last year. On papers filed with the Louisiana Secretary of State's office, he said he lived at his father's address in Port Allen, however at the same time he claimed a homestead exemption at a home in Plaquemine .

A court ordered him removed from the ballot and District Attorney Tony Clayton later accused him of a crime. The prosecutor and Joseph later reached a plea agreement.

Mayor Terecita Pattan said Friday that Joseph resigned this week. The West Baton Rouge Independent said the resignation followed a contentious Town Hall me

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