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John Barry: “My Motivation Is Simple: I Want The Louisiana Coast To Survive”
Tom Aswell, publisher of LouisianaVoice, earlier this week sat down with author John Barry, former vice president of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority, to discuss the authority’s litigation against 97 oil and gas companies. Because of the importance of the pending litigation and the opposition of the Jindal administration to efforts to hold the oil companies responsible for the damage done to the Louisiana coastline, this story is being posted simultaneously by CenLamar, Something Like the Truth, LouisianaVoice and Forward-Now. By Tom Aswell He glances down at the cellphone lying on the tabletop in the State Capitol restaurant and says almost apologetically, “I never…
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Leaders of St. George Secession Campaign Have Made A Fortune From Government Contracts
Because of Louisiana Ethics Administration’s tortuous and uneven interpretation of campaign finance disclosure laws, it is possible that the public may never know who, exactly, is funding the controversial campaign to incorporate a large swath of East Baton Rouge Parish. But because of the impressive sleuthing by journalist Tom Aswell, we now know that the spokesman for the campaign, Lionel Rainey III, through his company LR3, received a no-bid contract for more than $770,000 from the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, a contract that, according to Aswell, appears to be duplicative of services that could already be provided by another…
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Louisiana Secretary of State To Evaluate Policy of Contractors Participating In Election Night Media Coverage
During the last 24 hours, as a result of my recent post, “Chronic Failures of Louisiana Secretary of State’s Website Raise Serious Questions About the Integrity of Elections,” I’ve taken a crash course in how elections are reported in Orleans Parish. I am not entirely satisfied with what I’ve learned, but I should give credit where credit is due: I am impressed by the response I received from the Secretary of State’s office. If you missed the original post, here’s some background: Shortly after polls closed in Orleans Parish on Saturday, WWL-TV’s “election consultant” Greg Rigamer called the New Orleans…
CenLamar | Est. 2006
