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Political watchdog C.B. Forgotston has died

8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago Sunday, January 03 2016 Jan 3, 2016 January 03, 2016 8:47 PM January 03, 2016 in News
Source: WBRZ
By: Kevin Dupuy

BATON ROUGE – A well known Louisiana political watchdog died Sunday.

According to a report by The Advocate, Charlton Bath Forgotston Jr. died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Hammond, La.

Forgotston, called the "King of Subversive Bloggers," is remembered as a well known political watchdog who fought to keep politicians honest. He did multiple interviews with WBRZ and demanded a high level of ethics from those in politics.

The Advocate reports Forgotston committed suicide.

Forgotston was 70-years-old.

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