Louisiana Voice

On Monday, I wrote that LouisianaVoice has for 10 years – and will always – call out elected officials when I feel they have betrayed the trust placed in them when they were elected.

Some might say my story below on Steve Scalise was pretty easy pickings, given that he participated in an invasion of the U.S. Capitol that may well have helped inspired the riotous insurrection that occurred 14 months later. But the truth is with yesterday marking the three-month anniversary of that attempt at undermining democracy, I felt it more than appropriate to recall Scalise’s participation in October 2019 breach of security that also involved overrunning Capitol security.

This is the mission of LouisianaVoice. Be it a member of congress, a sheriff, the head of Louisiana State Police, the president of a local school board, the athletic department of LSU or the State Board of Dentistry, wrongdoing, malfeasance, misfeasance, or outright theft by any public official will be exposed if I hear about it and can prove the facts.

I won’t deal in hearsay or gossip but I will continue to shine light into the darkest corners of this state when appropriate.

To do so requires investments of time and money. I have expenses. As pointed out earlier, I recently had a $5,000 legal bill stemming from legal work involving the pursuit of records from an agency that didn’t wish to surrender them. Of course, the agency in question – as is the case with most public agencies – charges for copies of documents.

That’s why I come to you twice a year – in April and September – with hat in hand, asking for your help. I don’t ask that you give more than you can readily afford. I would never do that. If you can’t afford to help, no problem. You will still have our stories to read free of charge. I don’t charge a subscription fee nor do I personally accept advertising (I still can’t control what the platform host throws up there in the way of ads and I realize nothing from those ads).

Please click on the yellow DONATE button to the right of this post to contribute by credit card. That will take you to my PayPal account (You need not have a PayPal account yourself). If you prefer, please send a check to: LouisianaVoice, P.O. Box 922, Denham Springs, Louisiana 70727.

Because LouisianaVoice is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all contributions are tax-deductible and those giving $125 or more will get a signed copy of one of my two newest books: Louisiana’s Rogue Sheriffs: A Culture of Corruption, or Bordello on the Bayou, a novel based (very) loosely on the story of the Baton Rouge Madam. Be sure to provide your mailing address and your preference of books.

As always, thanks for your continued support.