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Last 50 Posts

• State OCD figure partnered with firm that blocked repairs to Road Home project; Shelter at Home follows same formula

• FBI agent says Hebert cleared of corruption; N.O. publication way off in identifying our story source

• $5 billion Presidential election? Thank ‘Citizen United’ for mentality that forgets how money could be better spent

• Did nepotism trump human compassion? Flood victim fired after daughter of agency’s asst. director hired to replace her

• Two-year-old Edmonson email to DPS seemed to promise salary increases and he delivered…for all but DPS officers

• Mike Edmonson’s clique at LSP continues to rake it in even as DPS cousins are neglected, allowed to fall behind in pay

• The misadventures of Troy Hebert: federal court rules he violated ex-agent’s privacy rights, may have defamed him

• Trying to navigate FEMA much akin to shoving toothpaste back into the tube: an exercise in both futility, frustration

• We still need your stories, photos for book about flood

• Is State Board of Commerce & Industry defying governor’s executive order curbing runaway industrial tax exemptions?

• Overlooked LDWF under investigation for misuse of BP funds, thefts of Yeti coolers, hard drives, Day Planners

• Denied retirement increase, LSP Superintendent Edmonson maneuvers Jason Starnes promotion for $43,000 pay raise

• Calling out The Hayride, pseudo investigations, backdoor contracts, and executive sessions cloistered in subterfuge

• When reading missives underwritten by Koch Industries, it’s important to read what isn’t said and look for hidden agenda

• AG Landry, Champion of Justice: nabs low-hanging fruit, turns a blind eye to actions of politically well-connected

• State Trooper files discrimination lawsuit against LSP claiming harassment, selective punishment, promotions

• AG Jeff Landry joins Jindal, legislators in protecting big oil from cleanup responsibilities: follow the money for motives

• AG, Terrebonne Judge, Sheriff have egg on faces after appeal court rules warrant based on 1968 law was unconstitutional

• LouisianaVoice fundraiser continues, but with a twist: Flood book to be published with stories submitted by our readers

• Contributions still needed: Please help LouisianaVoice

• Denham Springs flood destroys our home, vehicles but not our spirit: early fundraiser to replace lost equipment set

• Research team polling news media to determine extent of legal, illegal administrative, legislative, judicial corruption

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• State Police Commission approves promotion of Starnes, but constitutionality of LSPC is called into question by retiree

• Time has come for Gov. Edwards to turn his attention to ongoing attempts by State Police to consolidate power

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• Senate candidate Troy Hebert miffed at being identified Republican; sues polling firm that put him at 2 percent

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• Blog in Terrebonne Parish makes officials nervous; sheriff conducts raid based on law ruled unconstitutional in 1981

• Former OMV Director, now a Confidential Assistant to Mike Edmonson, benefits from free housing at LSP SDC Barracks

• Book signing for my Jindal book set for Perkins Rowe Barnes & Noble in Baton Rouge from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. this Saturday

• Political back scratching questions will test our ‘Nothing Gets Done’ (admittedly cynical) lesson in Louisiana civics

• Certifiable nutcase claims BR cop shootings were fake; LouisianaVoice has forwarded his email to authorities

• What does it take? Of 248 fines for ethics violations totaling more $1 million, less than $58,000 (5%) has been collected

• Critical LSP report 6 months after the fact raises questions; Commission members might be violating State Constitution

• Determined effort to discredit LSPC member reveals self-righteous hypocrisy, vindictiveness of State Troopers Assn.

• In a state where graft and corruption abound, honesty and law enforcement have taken a permanent leave of absence

• Case of Slidell dentist illustrates unbridled power of Dentistry Board to destroy careers for sake of money

• Active trooper Doss chosen president of commission that investigates LSP wrongdoing, hears state trooper appeals

• Expectations of State Police Commission report on LSTA campaign contribution probe die with a pitiful whimper

• Bobby, you’re no Harry Truman; Jindal named as board member for firm awarded $2.2 million in state contracts

• Dentistry Board member was witness in earlier case; now he also decides insurance claims benefits paid to other dentists

• Ponzi schemer, Trump super PAC mgr. Steven Hoffenberg tied to Clinton friend and human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein

• Records show Alexandria, LA. VA Hospital doctor altered medical records, then lied about it to investigative board

• Cenla media ignore elephant in the room: Alexandria VA Hospital rife with controversy swirling around one doctor

• Notable Quotables (In their own words)

• Costly defense attorneys? Who needs them? All you need to avoid prosecution in Ouachita is sweat, football scholarship

• Operator of 1990s Ponzi scheme outed by Ruston newspaper re-surfaces quarter-century later as major Trump fund-raiser

• Ruston’s Billy Jack Price shares great memories of baseball from a 7-year-old’s perspective—the way it should be played

• Jindal truly the gift that keeps on giving; judge rules 2014 closure of Rapides’ Huey P. Long Hospital ‘Null and Void’