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re: Louisiana House leaders steer millions of dollars in pet projects to their home parishes
Posted on 5/22/23 at 8:44 pm to ragincajun03
Posted on 5/22/23 at 8:44 pm to ragincajun03
Nice to see they are helping with the insurance crisis impacting families
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Posted on 5/22/23 at 8:47 pm to ragincajun03
Technically, that’s what they are there for. It’s the way they go about it that causes the problems.
Rep. A may very well have a great project in his district but he needs Rep. B’s vote so Rep. B gets Rep. A to vote for some BS project he wants in return for a vote…well, you know the rest.
Rep. A may very well have a great project in his district but he needs Rep. B’s vote so Rep. B gets Rep. A to vote for some BS project he wants in return for a vote…well, you know the rest.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 8:48 pm to ragincajun03
In other news, water is wet.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:07 pm to ragincajun03
Yes, I want my representative to steer money towards my district. That is why I voted for him. To make my district better.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:10 pm to Roy Curado
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Yes, I want my representative to steer money towards my district. That is why I voted for him. To make my district better.
Exactly
My rep(Bishop) just happens to be better at it than most. Maybe the other districts should elect better representation
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:12 pm to Ghost of Colby
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Usually politicians like to steer money back to their districts and neighborhoods as a campaign tool to attract voters to ensure their re-election. Legislative leaders in Louisiana are entrenched in Baton Rouge, and don’t need help getting re-elected. In Louisiana, Legislators blatantly steer money back home to line the pockets of their friends, family, and business associates. If you complain, then your district gets nothing. If you play ball, then one day you can be in a leadership role, or even transition to a lobbyist role that gets you a cut of those funds.
Someone needs to figure out these new tactics and do something about it!
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:12 pm to ragincajun03
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House Republican leaders did not include a teacher pay raise in the budget proposal, which would have cost approximately $200 million, because they said the state could not afford it.
This tells me that I’m probably opposed to whoever wrote the article bitching about the spending
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:15 pm to udtiger
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Courthouse repairs in Gonzales costing $1.8 million
They just built the fricking thing
I suspect it’s the Donaldsonville Courthouse
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:24 pm to Roy Curado
I posted about the supplemental appropriations bill last week. It’s more than just infrastructure projects 
Read for your self
Read for your self
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 20 to the State Fair of Louisiana $ 600,000
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 35 to the Covington Youth Soccer Association for 36 capital improvements $ 650,000
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 14 to the town of Delhi for high speed passenger rail 15 program $ 25,000
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 38 to Freedom Ministries of Christ Church for 39 building renovations $ 100,000
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 20 to Tea Time Etiquette, LLC, for youth initiatives $ 25,000
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 13 to the Friends All United For Natchitoches Animals $ 1,000,000
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 22 to Math Nation $ 1,000,000
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 21 to Black Data Processing Associates Monroe 22 Chapter $ 100,000
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) 38 to Freedom Ministries of Christ Church for 39 building renovations $ 100,000
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:25 pm to ragincajun03
Wait.. I thought this was normal? They don't do this shite every year?
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:32 pm to ragincajun03
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Legislators began adding hundreds of them annually to the state’s spending plan two years ago, when Louisiana saw an influx of cash related to the federal COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts and hurricane recovery.
And the administration still tries to gaslight us into believing this had nothing to do with the historic inflation we’ve experienced.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:43 pm to GonzalesTiger2
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Courthouse repairs in Gonzales costing $1.8 million
They just built the fricking thing
I suspect it’s the Donaldsonville Courthouse
Certainly not beyond the realm of possibility for the media to frick it up, but that seems pretty specific.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:46 pm to ragincajun03
Isn’t the whole point of being an elected official (especially state legislature) to steal as much money as you can for your buddies? Not sure why this is noteworthy.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:11 pm to Midtiger farm
quote:every town in the state has infrastructure needs. You just got to sell your soul to get them built
Guess you didn’t look past the clickbait or didn’t look for a non biased article that included the fact that most of what they considered “pet projects” are infrastructure recovery items from ida like new roofs for hospitals
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:56 pm to ragincajun03
How’s that GOP supermajority working out?
Posted on 5/22/23 at 11:06 pm to ragincajun03
Hell, I just want a Buccees in Ruston…
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:38 am to ragincajun03
Isn’t that what politicians are supposed to do for their districts?
Posted on 5/23/23 at 5:00 am to ragincajun03
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197 personal pet projects
This is where the kick backs are greatest Baw come on
Posted on 5/23/23 at 5:31 am to tigerinthebueche
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But a brother- in-law may get some work
Depends on on the brother in law, and now with minority owned businesses taking priority, a sister in law may get thrown a bone or 2.
If you can find a black lesbian veteran owned business, that is four minority boxes checked off, you can probably charge double and still get the contract over an in law deal.
Posted on 5/23/23 at 5:39 am to ragincajun03
This is nothing new for SouthLA tbf. Are we surprised?
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