[StBernard] La. Democratic Party director on leave after DWI arrest

[Westley Annis]

La. Democratic Party director on leave after DWI arrest
Shreveport Times
September 7, 2007

The Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The executive director of the state Democratic
Party has taken a leave of absence after his arrest on a count of
third-offense drunken driving.

John Daniel "Danny" Ford, 31, who has held his position since spring 2006,
will "take a leave of absence as long as he needs to work on his problem and
these issues," state party chairman Chris Whittington said Thursday night.

Booking documents show that Baton Rouge police arrested Ford on Thursday and
cited him with third-offense DWI, crossing the center line, failing to
signal and reckless driving, and was released on $20,000 bond.

In a news release, Ford said he would use time away from the party job to
deal with his DWI citation and "this issue which needs my full attention