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Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope Indicted on Felony Charges
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:00 am
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:00 am
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A Lafayette Parish grand jury on Wednesday indicted Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope on felony counts of perjury and using public funds to influence voters, charges that stem from his refusal to honor a public records request and the civil lawsuit that followed.
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The two perjury counts arise from sworn testimony Pope made in a lawsuit filed against him by the alternative weekly newspaper, The Independent, for refusing to provide public records.
The news organization sought emails to and from Pope's official account to document that he had planned an October news conference in an attempt to influence the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's election.
This post was edited on 8/18/16 at 8:25 am
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Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:02 am to SlowFlowPro
He's a crook
Kip judice should be in office
Kip judice should be in office
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:02 am to SlowFlowPro
I didn't know Lafayette had a Pope.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:05 am to thermal9221
i imagine if you looked into most elections in south LA, you'd find similar issues
if this is true, it may violate a federal law. i can't remember which one. maybe the Hatch Act
if this is true, it may violate a federal law. i can't remember which one. maybe the Hatch Act
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:07 am to SlowFlowPro
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i imagine if you looked into most elections in south LA, you'd find similar issues
Then let's start doing it. Time to start holding people accountable.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:08 am to ProjectP2294
Agree
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:08 am to ProjectP2294
oh i agree. so many people hold public office (even small ones) and treat it like some super-powerful fiefdom
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:10 am to ProjectP2294
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Then let's start doing it. Time to start holding people accountable.
You can't because the people who are in charge of holding people accountable are in the back pockets of those they need to hold accountable.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:11 am to SlowFlowPro
It was only a matter of time.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:12 am to Kracka
this whole saga really hit Pope hard
remember, he was already sentenced to jail and had to pay like $100k in legal fees for the original lawsuit
remember, he was already sentenced to jail and had to pay like $100k in legal fees for the original lawsuit
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:13 am to SlowFlowPro
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so many people hold public office
Yeah, that needs to be cut back as well. Here in St Louis, there are like 24 wards within the city, and like 96 municipalities within the county. It's entirely too much. It stops an regional progress from happening and hold the city/county/region back.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:14 am to SlowFlowPro
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treat it like some super-powerful fiefdom
It is absurd. This is a classic Louisiana example of being a "king maker".
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:15 am to ProjectP2294
you can start even bigger here. hell in LA, we have WAY too many parishes for our population
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:15 am to ProjectP2294
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Then let's start doing it. Time to start holding people accountable.
So you expect politicians to hold other politicians accountable....in Louisiana???...
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:17 am to SlowFlowPro
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so many people hold public office (even small ones) and treat it like some super-powerful fiefdom
This perfectly describes 95% of the sheriffs, mayors, and parish presidents in the state.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:17 am to LSU316
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So you expect politicians to hold other politicians accountable....in Louisiana???.
No. The people and the local media need to hold them accountable.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:18 am to SlowFlowPro
Glorified dog catcher was batting way out of his league. If he doesn't stop using public funds for his defense, he may see a recall effort against him.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:19 am to boosiebadazz
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:22 am to ProjectP2294
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The people
I have almost as little faith in "The people" as I do most politicians....I guess I'm pretty cynical though.
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the local media need to hold them accountable.
Interesting thought here. Let's take for example something relatively minor and a guy that has a relatively low amount of power....namely the ULL baseball stadium expansion delays and the athletics director of ULL. The local media tried to hold ULL accountable here but the machine quickly activated and got that radio host suspended for damn near two weeks. Keep in mind this host pretty much turned that particular station into the leading sports talk station in Acadiana (I know not a huge deal but big for that guy I'd think).
Again, that is probably somewhat of a stretch to relate to politics but similar to what I think would happen if the local media starts to call out local politicians...also look at what happened to Chris Nakamoto in the BR area....I'm surprised he isn't buried under the jail right now
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:23 am to SlowFlowPro
And the sheriff of Iberia Parish cannot legally carry a gun. Embarrassing.
FYI, it's marshal with one "l" in the title.
FYI, it's marshal with one "l" in the title.
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