High court: Former St. Charles DA Morel disbarred for life

The NOLA.com ' The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/1YrU53x ) Morel has opted to surrender his law license in lieu of facing disciplinary action by the disciplinary council, the high court announced in a news release Friday.

Morel's guilty plea followed a three-year federal investigation into whether the veteran prosecutor solicited sexual favors from women in exchange for leniency as district attorney.