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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="11910052" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="louisiana" source="Orion">Louisiana</keyword> judge will take a temporary unpaid leave of absence, her attorney confirmed to Insider.</li><li><keyword id="12752528" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="michelle-odinet" source="Orion">Michelle Odinet</keyword> appeared to use racial slurs in a home video that emerged on social media this week.</li></ul>A Louisiana judge who appeared to use racial slurs in surveillance video has apologized and is taking an unpaid leave of absence — but has not resigned.Michelle Odinet, a Lafayette City Court Judge, is "humiliated, embarrassed, and sorry for what she has done and the trouble that she has caused to her community," Odinet's lawyer, Dane Ciolino, told Insider. Her lawyer said the judge will file a request to take "indefinite" leave on Thursday and "in the weeks to come, she will consider what's best for her and her community in the long term."Odinet's decision to temporarily step down comes days after a <a href="https://www.insider.com/louisiana-judge-blames-sedatives-after-racist-slur-video-emerges-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video </a>of what appears to be security footage of her home surfaced online. The video appears to show security footage of a burglary attempt as people giggle and spew racial slurs. In the video, a male can be heard saying the N-word twice. And a woman responds saying the N-word twice. "Like a roach," she adds as she laughs.On Tuesday, Odinet <a href="https://www.insider.com/louisiana-judge-blames-sedatives-after-racist-slur-video-emerges-2021-12">blamed sedatives</a>, telling Louisiana's <a href="https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lafayette-city-court-judge-responds-to-use-of-racial-slurs-in-home-video-following-burglary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KLFY News 10</a> that she had "zero recollection of the video and the disturbing language used during it." <a href="https://www.wafb.com/2021/12/15/calls-judge-resign-over-video-with-racist-language/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elected leaders</a> and <a href="https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lafayette-naacp-president-calls-on-city-court-judge-michelle-odinet-to-resign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">civil rights</a> organizations have all come out to condemn the video, with some calling for Odinet's resignation. Louisiana Governor John <keyword id="12752529" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bel-edwards" source="Orion">Bel Edwards</keyword> joined the calls Thursday for Odinet to resign."Quite frankly, there is no place for that kind of language, especially among members of the judiciary who have the most important role in the administration of the justice in our state," Edwards said <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LPB123/videos/641562107017746/">at an end-of-the-year</a> press conference Thursday. In the statement to Insider, Odinet's lawyer said the judge "she certainly understands the Governor's view of her inappropriate statements and the similar views of many, many others."

The Louisiana judge who appeared to use racial slurs in a home video is taking an unpaid leave of absence, her attorney says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11910052" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="louisiana" source="Orion">Louisiana</keyword> Judge Michelle Odinet resigned on Friday after backlash to a video appearing to show her using a racial slur.</li><li>In the video, a woman's voice can be heard saying the N-word twice and comparing a Black suspect on camera to a roach.</li></ul>A Louisiana judge has resigned from her post after appearing in a video to use racial slurs while watching a Black suspect attempt a burglary over surveillance video.Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet resigned on Friday, according to ABC affiliate <a href="https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/odinet-resigns-as-lafayette-city-court-judge">KATC News</a>.A video that appears to show security footage from Odinet's home <a href="https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1470957535675006979">emerged on social media</a> in mid-December. In the video, people are laughing and giggling as they watch surveillance footage of a burglary attempt.An unidentified voice can be heard saying the N-word twice. Then a woman responds and also says the N-word twice. "Like a roach," she says as she laughs.Odinet said her "mental state was fragile" following the alleged burglary, Insider's DeArbea Walker previously <a href="https://www.insider.com/louisiana-judge-blames-sedatives-after-racist-slur-video-emerges-2021-12">reported</a>."I was given a sedative at the time of the video," Odinet claimed. "I have zero recollection of the video and the disturbing language used during it.""Anyone who knows me and my husband knows this is contrary to the way we live our lives," she continued. "I am deeply sorry and ask for your forgiveness and understanding as my family and I deal with the emotional aftermath of this armed burglary."The video has led to outcry from a slew of local politicians and civil-rights groups.The city's mayor-president said he was "disgusted and appalled" after watching the video, and the Lafayette Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has called on Odinet to <a href="https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/lafayette-city-marshal-releases-statement-on-judge-odinet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resign</a>.After the backlash — and ahead of her decision to resign — Odinet originally said she planned to take an <a href="https://www.insider.com/louisiana-judge-on-unpaid-leave-after-racial-slur-video-2021-12">unpaid leave of absence</a>. Odinet is "humiliated, embarrassed, and sorry for what she has done and the trouble that she has caused to her community," Odinet's lawyer, Dane Ciolino, told Insider. Insider's DeArbea Walker contributed to this report.

A Louisiana judge who was caught on camera using a racial slur against a Black suspect while watching surveillance video has resigned from her post

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A judge faces backlash after video emerged that seems to show her and her family using racial slurs.</li><li>Judge Michelle Odinet <a href="https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lafayette-city-court-judge-responds-to-use-of-racial-slurs-in-home-video-following-burglary/">told KLFY News 10</a>: "I was given a sedative at the time of the video."</li></ul>A <keyword id="11910052" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="louisiana" source="Orion">Louisiana</keyword> judge blamed sedatives after a surveillance video surfaced that appears to show her and her family using racial slurs in the aftermath of a burglary attempt. Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet told Louisiana's <a href="https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lafayette-city-court-judge-responds-to-use-of-racial-slurs-in-home-video-following-burglary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KLFY News 10</a> on Tuesday: "I was given a sedative at the time of the video. I have zero recollection of the video and the disturbing language used during it." A video that appears to show security footage from Odinet's home <a href="https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1470957535675006979">emerged on social media</a> on Monday. In the video, people can be heard laughing and giggling as they watch surveillance footage of a burglary attempt.In the video, a male can be heard saying the N-word twice. A woman responds and also says the N-word twice. "Like a roach," she says as she laughs.In her statement to KLFY, Odinet said her "mental state was fragile" following the alleged burglary.The judge added: "Anyone who knows me and my husband knows this is contrary to the way we live our lives. I am deeply sorry and ask for your forgiveness and understanding as my family and I deal with the emotional aftermath of this armed burglary."The Lafayette Police Department confirmed to local media that an attempted burglary of a vehicle happened at Odinet's home at around 2 a.m. on Saturday.But Lafayette police Sgt. Paul Mouton told <a href="https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lafayette-city-court-judge-responds-to-use-of-racial-slurs-in-home-video-following-burglary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KLFY</a> that the suspect — a Black man — did not have a weapon in his possession at the time of his arrest, even though Odinet described the incident as an armed burglary.A slew of local politicians and civil-rights groups have since spoken out.The city's mayor-president said he was "disgusted and appalled" by the video, and the Lafayette Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has called on Odinet to <a href="https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/lafayette-city-marshal-releases-statement-on-judge-odinet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resign</a>.

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The Louisiana judge who appeared to use racial slurs in a home video is taking an unpaid leave of absence, her attorney says

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