WBRZ unloads on East Baton Rouge COA corruption once again

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Nakamoto just had a good report calling out the $12,000 Tasha Clark Amar blew on a fancy conference in Chicago while thousands of the people she’s expected to turn into an army of Democrat voters sat on the Meals On Wheels waiting list.

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Jefferson Parish’s Council on Aging is similar in size to East Baton Rouge Parish in terms of population, budget and the people they serve. Robichaux says currently he has about 500 people on a waiting list, and he suspended any non-essential out of state travel so he could continue to serve the people in his parish.

“For me a trip that could cost $3,500, that could feed two people per year,” Robichaux said.

By his calculations, nearly a dozen people could have been removed from East Baton Rouge Parish’s waiting list for the entire year had the COA not taken that trip.

Tonight, the Investigative Unit found Board Chairman Brandon Dumas signed all the checks for the trip. He resigned from the Council on Aging Board this month, after the Investigative Unit exposed he had been sitting on the Board illegally since last year, when he moved outside of East Baton Rouge Parish. State law, the Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs’ guidelines, and the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging’s Bylaws require that Board members must live in East Baton Rouge Parish.

“The mission of a Council on Aging is to take care of the elderly people in the community,” Robichaux said. “We have to be their advocates. It’s confusing to me as to what’s happening in East Baton Rouge as to what our mission is.”

Last week, the State Legislative Auditor found the agency violated laws using its organization to support a Political Action Committee to get their tax passed to fund the agency. After the tax was passed, Clark Amar told us in January 5,000 seniors were on a waiting list until the Council on Aging could get more money to service the seniors in need. She said the tax was vital.

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So 5,000 people are on the waiting list, and she sends five of her people to Chicago for playtime at some $2,000 a head.

Dear god, they make me fricking sick.