NAMES IN THE NEWS : Doug Kershaw Jailed on Alimony
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cajun fiddler-singer Doug Kershaw spent a few hours in jail before posting $132,000 bail to cover alimony he allegedly owes his ailing former wife.
Kershaw, the 53-year-old “ragin’ Cajun” best known for his 1961 song “Louisiana Man,” was jailed Friday after performing at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. A contempt hearing was set for July 18.
Kershaw’s former wife, Elsie Griffin Kershaw, 72, is destitute and in ill health, said her attorney, Jack Norman Jr.
According to a petition filed by Norman, Kershaw had avoided payment of $750 a month in alimony when the couple divorced in 1975 after seven years of marriage.
Kershaw was the featured entertainer at halftime during this year’s Super Bowl in New Orleans.
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