===Controversies===
Peggy Traylor died intestate and her sons, Ryan and Noble Ellington, III, filed suit in June 2010 in Fifth Judicial District Court stating that their stepfather has blocked their attempts to collect information on their mother's estate and to take possession of some of her property.<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100720/NEWS01/7200308/Traylor-s-morality-challenged Peggy Traylor estate dispute], thenewsstar.com; accessed |title=Traylor's morality challenged in Peggy Traylor estate dispute|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star|accessdate=June 28, 2015; no longer on-line.</ref>
In August 2010, the Ellington brothers filed a complaint against Traylor with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, alleging that Chet Traylor failed to appear at a federal court proceeding after he had been subpoenaed to provide a deposition regarding their mother's estate. The brothers claim that Traylor knew that the information that he provided about a scheduling conflict with the court was false and asks the disciplinary board to disbar him.<ref name=complaint>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20150701115441/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100821/NEWS01/8210312/Complaint-filed-against-Traylor|title=Complaint filed against Traylor: Senate candidate accused of lying to avoid deposition |publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=August 21, 2010}}</ref>