NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Baton Rouge attorney Jules B. LeBlanc III, who was admitted to the bar in Louisiana almost 50 years ago, has been voluntarily transferred to disability inactive status following a Sept. 21 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding.
"All disciplinary proceedings against respondent shall be deferred until such time as he resumes active status," the high court's single-page order said.
The Supreme Court's order followed a joint petition for LeBlanc to be transferred to disability inactive status. The transfer was effective immediately.
LeBlanc, a Louisiana State University graduate who comes from one of the oldest families in Baton Rouge and which includes a number of attorneys, was admitted to the bar in Louisiana on Sept. 5, 1969. His office is located on Villa Court Drive in Baton Rouge and he was listed as inactive in February 2016, according to his profile at the Louisiana State Bar Association's website.
LeBlanc is not the attorney Jules Burton LeBlanc IV of the firm Baron & Budd whose law office is listed on his profile on CitiPlace Drive in Baton Rouge.
Years ago, LeBlanc III got into financial trouble, including difficulties involving federal authorities. In the spring of 1977, LeBlanc and his brother, Roger J. LeBlanc, were accused by the Securities Exchange Commission of having improperly trying to pay off a $25 million loan with the assets of several banks and insurance companies, according to a news report of the time. The brothers were alleged to have been assisted by then Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, who was not named as a defendant in the SEC's complaint.