Former strip club employee expected to change plea

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A former Carencro strip club employee has indicated in court documents that he will change his plea in a federal investigation into drug dealing and prostitution at the club.

Elias White, a former employee of Desperado's Gentlemen's Cabaret, and nine others, including club owner James Panos, were charged in a May 8 indictment that alleged customers met dancers for sex in the VIP room and drug sales.

The Advocate reports a grand jury charged seven defendants, all former club employees, with one count each of conspiracy to maintain a drug-involved premises. White, who is 52, is facing the conspiracy charge.