Louisiana politics
2002-07-17 20:06:07+00 by Dan Lyke 6 comments
Just when I start to feel like I need to trust the government, a reality check: Louisian judge indicted for planting drugs.
2002-07-17 20:06:07+00 by Dan Lyke 6 comments
Just when I start to feel like I need to trust the government, a reality check: Louisian judge indicted for planting drugs.
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comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):
#Comment made: 2002-07-18 20:15:42+00 by: Mark A. Hershberger
The story doesn't tell you that this judge was "tough on crime" when he got elected. Just FYI.
#Comment made: 2002-07-19 03:07:05+00 by: Dylan
The thing is, that you're all acting like this is in some way surprising. Louisiana makes the Soviet Union look like a model of purity and honesty in government, and always has.
Sheesh, babes in the woods, I tell ya...babes in the woods.
#Comment made: 2002-07-19 04:47:27+00 by: other_todd
I'm staying out of this as a former Louisianian, but in general I'm with Dylan on this.
#Comment made: 2002-07-19 14:17:24+00 by: Jette
I'm more surprised that the judge was indicted than at what he was indicted for doing. It's not that I'm cynical, it's that I was raised in Jefferson Parish.
#Comment made: 2002-07-22 17:44:35+00 by: Mark A. Hershberger
And, in the newspaper today, there was an article about 80+ arrests being made because they are rooting out corruption in City Hall. Over 80 arrests! I'm amazed. Now, will we get any indictments? Who knows, but it looks like we're on the right path.
The new mayor's right-hand-woman found a tape left behind in her office that contained recordings implicating individuals in the misappropriation of $1million+. I guess whoever left it wasn't too concerned because they thought that the new administration wasn't going to change much from the old one.
Oh, and did I mention that the previous Mayor Marc Morial tried to get the city charter amended "Just for me" so that he could run a third term? Didn't work.
Things, they may be changing.
#Comment made: 2002-07-22 20:23:01+00 by: Mark A. Hershberger
Here are the pointers to the stories in today's Times-Picayunne: City Hall corruption sweep begins Taxicab Bureau, car tag stations shut down in probe Top Nagin aide resolved to root out corruption