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Last 50 Posts

• More than $100 million approved by legislature in 2016 session to pay lawsuit judgments still has not been paid

• Free rooms? Unauthorized guests? Both? Legislative Auditor wants to know; subpoenas issued to NOLA’s Roosevelt Hotel

• Prayer dust up at Benton High School could be precursor to curious game of musical chairs in 4th Congressional District

• Baton Rouge TV station neglects to answer lawsuit, hit with $2.5 million defamation judgment that likely will not stand

• AG Landry’s untiring dedication to ‘arrest child predators,’ ‘rescue victims’ doesn’t extend to 17-year-old rape victim

• Why the secrecy, Ascension? $450 million in tax exemptions for four fictitious projects, and only 32 new jobs? Seriously?

• Latest from Mulhearn needs no explanation (unfortunately)

• Prison inmate work release programs offer enrichment to private and parish prisons, lucrative employer tax credits

• Last day of LV fundraiser—and we don’t endorse candidates

• Only three days left: Please contribute to fundraiser

• State Fire Marshal supervisors, Edmonson may have violated state ethics by accepting comped French Quarter hotel rooms

• LouisianaVoice fall fundraiser nearing end; please help

• Republicans’ fiscal theories drown in red ink even as they cling in desperation to Laffer Curve as their life preserver

• LouisianaVoice stories figure in state district court decision to award LSP personnel records to Calcasieu lawsuit plaintiff

• LouisianaVoice begins new (occasional) special publication of topical ‘Looziana’ cartoons by Ruston’s Fred Mulhearn

• So, Mr. Politician, just when is the ‘right time’ to talk about limiting access to semi-automatic weapons if it’s ‘not now’?

• LouisianaVoice fall fundraiser moves into final stretch

• Despite reams of investigative stories, Tulane legislative scholarships continue to be source of political patronage

• The hits just keep coming: latest survey says Louisiana is third-worst in which to live; at least we aren’t Mississippi

• LouisianaVoice fall fundraiser heading into final week

• State Treasurer’s race boils down to See, Speak, Hear and Know no truth; candidates take Louisiana voters for fools

• Help LouisianaVoice continue to expose corruption: Please donate as our fall fund drive moves into its final days

• Louisiana and other southern states continue low rankings while politicians ignore causes in favor of hot button issues

• Lots of finger-pointing, throwing Edmonson under the bus by two State Troopers demoted for Oct. ’16 San Diego trip

• Rhetoric over whether or not Louisiana State Law Institute is public body turned up notch in email exchange with attorney

• LouisianaVoice fundraiser continues: Your help needed

• Louisiana State Law Institute: a room full of lawyers and no one knows the Louisiana open meetings law (R.S. 42:13-23)

• ‘American Made,’ the fictional story of Barry Seal, is only about 5% ‘based on a true story’ (if that), but mostly hype

• LouisianaVoice fundraiser continues; help us make you mad

• Is DOE guilty of bureaucratic overreach in demanding private records of childcare centers? CCAL argues yes

• A witch hunt and a psychic arson investigator at the Fire Marshal’s Office; it just doesn’t get any better than this

• Fall fundraiser continues: we need your support

• Louisiana ahead of Mississippi, Arkansas but behind Alabama in yet another in long line of state rankings

• Newly discovered documents reveal duplicitous ruthlessness of state in pursuing prosecution of former ATC head Painter

• Treasurer candidate Neil Riser at center of 2013 move to skip bid law in favor of Vantage Health purchase of state building

• Protesters raising holy hell during Senate healthcare hearing was democracy at its best. Were you listening, Sen. Cassidy?

• POST certification of deputy fire marshals: for the protection of the public or are ulterior (read: financial) motives at play?

• LouisianaVoice fall fund drive continues

• Was Sen. Bill Cassidy absent on Hippocratic Oath day in med school? His new heath care bill would indicate emphatic YES

• Our semi-annual fund drive continues: Please help us keep you informed about local and state government activities

• Did Jill Boudreaux game the system to put the kibosh on retirement buyout for State Trooper so she could get hers?

• It has now been 17 months and AG’s investigation of Union Parish jail rape still not completed: How long, Jeff Landry?

• LouisianaVoice kicks off fundraiser with goal of $20k

• ‘Independent entity’ LSTA uses state employee, state email to send out invitations for retiree BBQ—to ousted member

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• Justice Department opening door to repeats of Kent State & Jackson State catastrophes with controversial Program 1033

• State Trooper gets slap on wrist (14-week suspension without pay) in 111 mph off-duty Feb. collision that killed a motorist

• With readers’ cooperation, this plan will allow you to enjoy profitable vacation and me to retire a millionaire—at no risk

• Terrebonne Sheriff, denied immunity for unconstitutional raid on critical blogger, prudently decides to settle lawsuit

• 17-year-old girl raped in Union Parish jail cell files lawsuit; meanwhile, AG still hasn’t completed probe after 17 months