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Last 50 Posts

• Fire Marshal unwilling to produce records, won’t explain payment for private entity’s web page; dep. training spotty

• Manzella is latest to resign from LSPA; Chairman Doss stepped down last Friday after photos of them together

• Interested in contacting us for investigations? Don’t use Facebook, contact us via the ‘old-fashion’ way: by email

• Terror-Bonne deputy logs behemoth’s overtime hours, gets $5100 OT for single pay period; averages $1600 OT weekly

• Were the images of Terror-bonne sheriff’s Dept. vehicle ‘Crimson Tide’ tires photo-shopped? You be the judge

• Terrebonne sheriff blows public funds for Crimson Tide tires on his patrol car even as he cuts back on employee benefits

• Louisiana Veterans Department Chief Joey Strickland: Those who fail to comply with regulations will be fired

• Fire Marshal Browning likes to give high-salaried jobs to cronies with few qualifications and to vendor/legislators

• Did LA State Troopers Association lobby for Manzella’s placement on LSPC? Pieces in place for such a scenario

• Chair, Co-Chair of State Police Commission apparently share more than a ‘professional’ relationship; check into BR hotel

• Former State Fire Marshal inspector critical of LOSFM cross-training; tells of booze run from B.R. to N.O. in state vehicle

• Louisiana Inspector General Stephen Street rumored to be up for consideration for U.S. Attorney for Western District

• Trump launches news network, Kayleigh McEnany as Minister of Propaganda; reminiscent of past dictators

• You’d never know there was a budgetary crisis from tracking Fire Marshal’s purchases of trinkets, cookware, sponsorships

• Cleaning up yet another cover-up at a Louisiana Veterans’ Home: Little being done to protect institutionalized vets

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• Withholding evidence, wrongful convictions, employee discrimination, bogus subpoenas: Orleans DA has it all

• Inadequate training of state’s fire marshals creates potential for repeat of last week’s fatal Ohio amusement ride accident

• A special service from LouisianaVoice: a link to an intriguing Charlie Rose interview with GMO investor Jeremy Grantham

• ‘Shoot the messenger’ solution to LOSFM mismanagement ramped up with word that ‘disloyal’ employees to be fired

• Trial against Troy Hebert (yes, that Troy Hebert) and ATC for racial discrimination opens in Baton Rouge on Monday

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• Fire Marshal’s management grills field personnel in effort to learn source of stories; told they must take polygraph tests

• Second source comes forward to detail shortcomings in Fire Marshal’s investigation of fatal fire in St. Tammany Parish

• LOSFM botches two fire investigations, with one involving suspicious death, aother producing bogus criminal charges

• FBI a presence in Amite for third time since December; this time to serve subpoenas on Town of Amite officials, others

• If LSPC member did threaten trooper with reprisals, he should resign—but Caruso-Riecke should leave with him

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• New low reached in attempts to smear former LSPC director to stymie lawsuit; but still no report on LSTA contributions

• A simple tactic to force members of Congress to listen to us

• John Kennedy, in addition to embarrassing Louisiana and himself, has hitched wagon to a falling star named Trump

• Mistaken email evokes temporary nightmares of Bobby Jindal return to office—on Public Service Commission

• Tom Schedler and Clay Higgins offer clear illustration of the abyss that separates class behavior from crass boorishness

• How to go totally bonkers in 90 minutes: try to place an order with your friendly but English-challenged cable rep

• Lockheed Martin, which already settled one whistleblower suit at Stennis Space Center for $2 million, hit with another

• What’s the Largest Gap in Our Budget? Credibility

• An ever-so-brief brief sabbatical…

• Harley Purvis goes off on ethics law, GOP obsession to pass healthcare bill, criticism of Democrats over Scalise shooting,

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• Documents obtained by LouisianaVoice reveal that DOTD & FHWA acknowledged Mangham contractor was owed money

• Two cases show justice difficult to obtain when state holds all the cards in terms of legal staff and financial resources

• Guest Columnist asks, answers key question of state fiscal fiasco: Who’s to Blame for Our Budget Mess? It’s all of us

• LPAARMCSBCSLC President Harley Purvis elaborates on Social Security GPO and complete uselessness of Congress

• LouisianaVoice learns Mike Edmonson a leading candidate to replace LSU Police Chief ousted for excessive overtime

• How to overturn $20M verdict against DOTD: get appeals judge whose daddy worked for DOTD to write the decision

• Flood victims getting the shaft with surcharge so water cos. may recover flood losses; PSC approval is insult to injury

• Harley Purvis ruminates about bee in bikini TV news story, Louisiana Legislature’s failures vs. costs to state taxpayers

• Unbelievable! Louisiana congressman wants to imprison teens up to 15 years if found guilty of sexting other teens

• Sen. Alario’s SCR 122 offers appreciation to Mike Edmonson, passes Senate unanimously; let’s review LSP payroll record

• From legislators renaming schools to McCartheyesque congressmen, Harley Purvis has contempt for them all