LA: Felony status urged for election fraud
Some election fraud violations could be elevated from misdemeanor to felony status under proposals submitted to a legislative panel Thursday.
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Archive of Louisiana on Friday November 06, 2009
LA: Felony status urged for election fraud
Some election fraud violations could be elevated from misdemeanor to felony status under proposals submitted to a legislative panel Thursday. Read More
LA: Taxpayers in La. sought for refunds
TThe Internal Revenue Service is trying to get refund checks totaling more than $1.6 million — an average $1,080 apiece — to nearly 1,500 Louisianans whose checks were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service because of mailing address errors. Read More
LA: Finance report shows two fund BR Tea Party
Baton Rouge Tea Party LLC reported collecting $10,266 in contributions between Oct. 6 and Oct. 23 for its campaign to defeat a $901 million tax package on the Nov. 14 ballot, according to campaign-finance reports released Thursday. Read More
LA: Recovery School District would not be focus of Race to the Top federal grant, Pastorek says
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The state Department of Education would use a large portion of a potential Race to the Top grant to help pay for a $40 million data management system, a principals training institute and other expanded agency roles in addition to the direct cash that the federal program is targeting at failing schools, Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek said Thursday. Read More
LA: Aaron Broussard orders inquiry into top aide's insurance deal with public hospital
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard said today he has launched an investigation into his top administrator's insurance business with the parish-owned West Jefferson Medical Center. Read More |