1970 Press Photo Ashton Mouton and Emmett Batson at Baton Rouge legislature

Ashton Mouton, former director of the Department of Revenue, yawns as he listens to testimony before a legislative committee investigating charges of Mafia influence in Baton Rouge Tuesday. Earlier in the day Mouton testified before the committee for several hours concerning charges in Life magazine. In background is Emmett Batson, chief counsel for the Department of Revenue, who is scheduled to testify Wednesday.

Photo is dated 1970.

Photo measures 7.25 x 10.5 inches.