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Louisiana lets politicians use its French Quarter Pontalba apartment. See who, what for. (opens the original)
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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesserâs Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism repeatedly let politicians from Louisiana and other states use a state-owned apartment in the heart of New Orleansâ French Quarter for short stays, a guest log for the apartment shows. The list raises further questions about whether Nungesserâs office consistently follows state law when it uses the so-called Irby apartment, which is in the Lower Pontalba Building on Jackson Square. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor has
Who’s used the state-owned Pontalba apartment in the French Quarter? LA officials won’t say. (opens the original)
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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesserâs Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism is keeping secret the names of guests who stayed in a French Quarter apartment that is supposed to be used to benefit the state museum system, according to a recent state audit. The agency redacted those names when it submitted a calendar of guest stays to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor for the auditorâs most recent report on the so-called Irby apartment, which is inside one of the Pontalba buildings on Jackson Square.
After 5 staff arrests, Louisiana juvenile detention facility faces scrutiny (opens the original)
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Over the past 16 months, five women who worked at a Louisiana juvenile detention facility have been arrested and charged with a crime that prohibits prison guards from engaging in sexual conduct with detainees. Lawmakers are now raising concerns about the number of arrests at the Acadiana Center for Youth in Bunkie. So, too, are criminal justice advocates, who say the cases are indicative of a broken Office of Juvenile Justice system that fails to protect youth and lacks appropriate oversight. W
Candidates pile into races for open Louisiana congressional seats. See the biggest names. (opens the original)
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Races will be crowded this November for Louisianaâs two wide-open congressional seats: after qualifying ended Friday, ten candidates had signed up to run in the Sixth District and nine were competing in the Fifth District. And State Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, finally answered the longstanding question of whether he would run by qualifying Friday as a candidate in the Sixth District. His decision sets up a showdown with state Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, and the two have already take
John Bel Edwards endorses candidate for Congress. See which race he’s weighing in on. (opens the original)
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As qualifying continued for Louisiana's upcoming congressional races, former Gov. John Bel Edwards endorsed a Democratic candidate who signed up to run in the Sixth District. But Pat Forbes, who won that endorsement, must compete against Lindsay Rubia Garcia, who was endorsed by the Louisiana Democratic Party to run in the Fifth District before Louisiana's congressional maps were redrawn in the spring. Otherwise, it was a fairly quiet day at the Secretary of State's Office, where qualifying take
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