Louisiana Voice

One of LouisianaVoice’s readers cautioned me not to back off coverage of political miscreants now that we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

Not to worry. The only restriction on non-profits is a prohibition against political endorsements or political partisanship.

That is not to say, however, that we can’t continue to report political corruption, ethics violations, abuse of power, or any other type of misbehavior on the part of our elected and appointed officials.

And we most assuredly will.

In fact, there are a couple of major political stories in the hopper as I write this. I deliberately waited until after the state elections so that I could not be accused of political favoritism.

One of the stories involves a statewide elected official and we will have more on that in the weeks to come.

In the meantime, we are still conducting our Fall Fundraiser and we need your help. Please contribute what you feel comfortable giving to support solid investigative reporting that other media do not cover, for whatever reason.

LouisianaVoice has had several significant exclusive stories: The attempted corner of the potable water market in Florida by a state appointed official; mismanagement at the State Alcohol and Tobacco Control Office, lax management at Louisiana State Police, stories about prisoner work-release program that profit private prisons and sheriffs; corruption in four separate parish sheriffs’ offices in Louisiana; shenanigans by Superintendent of Education John White, the effects of draconian budget cuts by Bobby Jindal, lawsuits by public officials in attempts to discourage requests for public information, and the list goes on. In all, more than 2,100 posts totaling more than 2 million words in nine years.

Help us continue to do what we do best: expose wrongdoing at every level of government.

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