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Livingston Parish president says release of unredacted checks was political, not criminal (opens the original)
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LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte told WAFB Wednesday that he does not believe there was criminal intent behind a political flyer that exposed the parish’s government checking account. After the sensitive information was released, the parish closed its account and opened a new one with no employee payment delays expected. The matter has been referred to the district attorney’s office for a final determination on criminal charges. That recommendation will c
Tax breaks for blight cleanup? You decide Nov. 3rd (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would grant a 75% cut in property taxes for 20 years after a blighted property is rehabilitated. Rehabilitated vacant lots would qualify for a 20% property tax reduction. State Rep. Chance Henry, author of House Bill 214, said the measure is designed to incentivize property rehabilitation rather than penalize property owners. “Kind of give the carrot instead of the stick, when we deal with blight in local government,
EXCLUSIVE: Ascension Parish defends use of NDA’s after document dump (opens the original)
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ASCENSION PARISH, La. — Documents recently released by Ascension Parish detail that at least eight parish officials signed non-disclosure agreements in 2024 barring them from speaking about a new Hyundai steel mill project until it was officially announced. The steel mill is set to bring more than 1,300 direct jobs to the parish, with an average salary of $95,000. Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment was one of the officials contractually sworn to secrecy. He said the project was worth giv
West Feliciana secures data center deal without NDA, sets model for other parishes (opens the original)
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ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. — A data center project in West Feliciana Parish was negotiated without a non-disclosure agreement, according to Parish President Kenny Havard, who said the approach is becoming a model for other parishes considering similar projects. The Hut 8 data center, a $10 billion investment, is set to be built in St. Francisville. Havard said he never signed an NDA and that the company did not ask him to sign one. Havard said no confidential information was kept from taxpayers durin
EBR DA candidate fined by state after failing to submit campaign finances (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge District Attorney candidate Ryan Thompson was fined by the state Ethics Board for failing to submit his campaign finance report. The report was due Aug. 5th, 90 days prior to the Nov. 3rd election. The report in question would have disclosed who has donated to Thompson’s campaign, how much they gave and how the campaign spent that money; information voters are entitled to as per Louisiana Revised Statute 18:1495.5. In a statement to WAFB, Ethics Adminis
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