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In 1998, Faircloth was retained by Republican [[Mayor]]-elect [[Leo Deslatte]] of Pineville and three incoming members of the Pineville City Council, Joe Bishop, Carol Jeukens Cunningham, and [[Clarence  Fields]],  to obtain in the Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court in Alexandria a temporary restraining order against lame duck Mayor [[Fred Baden]] and three defeated council members, regarding efforts to [[Organized labor|unionize]] Pineville municipal employees. Just prior to his defeat by Deslatte in a bitter [[general election]] campaign, Baden met with a representative of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and committed to a [[collective bargaining]] agreement between the union and city employees which he wanted formulated before he left office. Never before had Baden encouraged union activity. This time he did so during business hours at City Hall. The court ordered that Baden and three defeated city council members, Charles O'Banion, [[George  Hearn]], and Lemon "Billy" Coleman, Jr. (1935-2015), the first African American to have served on the city council, must halt their efforts for unionization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/74276370/pineville-mayor-elect-leo-deslatte-et-al-vs-mayor-fred-baden-et-al-1998|title=​Pineville Mayor-elect Leo Deslatte et al vs Mayor Fred Baden et al |date=1998|publisher=scribd.com|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

In 1998, Faircloth was retained by Republican [[Mayor]]-elect [[Leo Deslatte]] of Pineville and three incoming members of the Pineville City Council, Joe Bishop, Carol Jeukens Cunningham, and [[Clarence  Fields]],  to obtain in the Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court in Alexandria a temporary restraining order against lame duck Mayor [[Fred Baden]] and three defeated council members, regarding efforts to [[Organized labor|unionize]] Pineville municipal employees. Just prior to his defeat by Deslatte in a bitter [[general election]] campaign, Baden met with a representative of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and committed to a [[collective bargaining]] agreement between the union and city employees which he wanted formulated before he left office. Never before had Baden encouraged union activity. This time he did so during business hours at City Hall. The court ordered that Baden and three defeated city council members, Charles O'Banion, [[George  Hearn]], and Lemon "Billy" Coleman, Jr. (1935-2015), the first African American to have served on the city council, must halt their efforts for unionization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/74276370/pineville-mayor-elect-leo-deslatte-et-al-vs-mayor-fred-baden-et-al-1998|title=​Pineville Mayor-elect Leo Deslatte et al vs Mayor Fred Baden et al |date=1998|publisher=scribd.com|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

Faircloth is considered the legal architect of the ethics reform package passed by the state legislature in a special 2008 session on ethics reform. He guided the Jindal administration through the aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. After nearly two years as Jindal's executive counsel, Faircloth resigned to run for the District 4 seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was narrowly defeated by fellow Republican [[Marcus R. Clark]], a state court judge from West Monroe. Clark and Faircloth evenly split the twenty parishes in the district. Clark prevailed with 28,521 votes  (53 percent) to Faircloth's 25,495 (47 percent). Clark's strongest turnout was in his home base of Ouachita Parish, where he defeated Faircloth, 14,253 to 5,322. While Faircloth won his home base of Rapides Parish, his turnout there was insufficient to overcome Clark's districtwide lead. Rapides Parish voted for Faircloth, 8,461 to 2,193.<ref name=sentinel>"Clark wins Supreme Court post," ''The Concordia Sentinel,'' October 22, 2009|location=[[Ferriday, Louisiana|Ferriday]], [[Louisiana]]|accessdate=February 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns for state Supreme Court, October 17, 2009.</ref> From 2005 to 2007, Faircloth advised the Coushatta Indian Tribe of Louisiana in the investment of $30 million in MainNet, an [[Israel]]i technology company which later went [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]].<ref name=cenlamar/> ​

Faircloth is considered the legal architect of the ethics reform package passed by the state legislature in a special 2008 session on ethics reform. He guided the Jindal administration through the aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. After nearly two years as Jindal's executive counsel, Faircloth resigned to run for the District 4 seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was narrowly defeated by fellow Republican [[Marcus R. Clark]], a state court judge from West Monroe. Clark and Faircloth evenly split the twenty parishes in the district. Clark prevailed with 28,521 votes  (53 percent) to Faircloth's 25,495 (47 percent). Clark's strongest turnout was in his home base of Ouachita Parish, where he defeated Faircloth, 14,253 to 5,322. While Faircloth won his home base of Rapides Parish, his turnout there was insufficient to overcome Clark's districtwide lead. Rapides Parish voted for Faircloth, 8,461 to 2,193.<ref name=sentinel>"Clark wins Supreme Court post," ''The Concordia Sentinel'' (Ferriday), October 22, 2009.</ref><ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns for state Supreme Court, October 17, 2009.</ref> From 2005 to 2007, Faircloth advised the Coushatta Indian Tribe of Louisiana in the investment of $30 million in MainNet, an [[Israel]]i technology company which later went [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]].<ref name=cenlamar/> ​

On June 3, 2009, the legislature approved, 64-33, a bill by then Representative [[Jim Morris (Louisiana Politician)|Jim Morris]], a Republican, later [[Independent voter|Independent]],  from Caddo Parish, to permit [[motorcycle|motorcyclists]] to decide for themselves whether they will wear helmets.  Thereafter, the measure was shelved for the second consecutive year by the Health Committee of the state Senate. Opponents of the measure said that safety considerations trump the freedom of choice. The bill had a provision that cyclists have health and liability insurance before they could have been exempt from wearing helmets. In the debate on the bill, Faircloth likened motorcycle riding to skydiving, [[hunting]], mountain climbing, and other sports with a risk in participation. State senators unimpressed with the legislation equated the helmet requirement to the state’s strict seat belt law designed to protect people from avoidable injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/jun/11/senate-panel-rejects-cycle-helmet-repeal/|title=Senate Panel Rejects Cycle Helmet Repeal|publisher=''The Natchez ([[Mississippi]]) Democrat''accessdate=July 14, 2009}}</ref>​

On June 3, 2009, the legislature approved, 64-33, a bill by then Representative [[Jim Morris (Louisiana Politician)|Jim Morris]], a Republican, later [[Independent voter|Independent]],  from Caddo Parish, to permit [[motorcycle|motorcyclists]] to decide for themselves whether they will wear helmets.  Thereafter, the measure was shelved for the second consecutive year by the Health Committee of the state Senate. Opponents of the measure said that safety considerations trump the freedom of choice. The bill had a provision that cyclists have health and liability insurance before they could have been exempt from wearing helmets. In the debate on the bill, Faircloth likened motorcycle riding to skydiving, [[hunting]], mountain climbing, and other sports with a risk in participation. State senators unimpressed with the legislation equated the helmet requirement to the state’s strict seat belt law designed to protect people from avoidable injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/jun/11/senate-panel-rejects-cycle-helmet-repeal/|title=Senate Panel Rejects Cycle Helmet Repeal|publisher=''The Natchez ([[Mississippi]]) Democrat''accessdate=July 14, 2009}}</ref>​