Fortunato or Lopinto for JP sheriff

Fortunato. Time for a shake up.

I do not live in Jefferson, so no real dog in the fight.

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Lopinto appears the hand chosen man for the job by his predecessor.

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I don't have a dog in this fight, nor do I know anything about the candidates, but unless JPSO is the most stellar law enforcement agency in the nation, this raises a red flag for me.

I always thought Normand was a little full of himself and generally a bully. Honestly of the 2 candidates, they one that is more of the NN mold seems to be Fortunato.

I have some mutual friends with Lopinto and they all speak really highly of him as a person. Rank and file at Jpso are backing Lopinto. He has my vote.

Fortunato is tied the the Yenni machine
Lopinto is tied to the Normand machine

FWIW

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Beware of candidates which all the good old boy politicians endorse as many favors will be demanded of "Chosen" candidate....

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Neither one of these guys is anything close to being an "outsider." Just seems to be a race about whose inside you fall on.

I have a number of friends at JPSO who speak very highly of Lopinto and do not care for Fortunato at all. If they were voting for my boss I would hope they would take my feelings into consideration so I will do the same for them. From what I can understand, Fortunato plays politics but doesn't understand the inner workings of the department.

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Lopinto is tied to the Normand machine

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Newell Normand is corrupt piece of shite. Lopinto will get the Shane Guidry $100k handshake to sell crap to one of his companies.

Time for a change. Fortunato would be that choice.

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I have a number of friends at JPSO who speak very highly of Lopinto and do not care for Fortunato at all. If they were voting for my boss I would hope they would take my feelings into consideration so I will do the same for them. From what I can understand, Fortunato plays politics but doesn't understand the inner workings of the department.

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Exactly this....Vote for Lopinto.

Started out knowing nothing about either really. Learned Scalise was endorsing Lopinto, and leaned that way.

Learned Fortunato, was former cop that worked his way up to Colonel under Harry Lee. Was shot on duty. Negatives, his volunteers wearing his political T-shirts gave out free food at a Kenner school. Possible Yenni, Kenner connection?

Lopinto, was also cop. Put himself through law school. As a lawyer he ran for the Louisiana legislature as a R. Won. Endorsed by Scalise.
Negatives-He crossed party lines to support the Democrat Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans for Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, the choice of incoming Governor John Bel Edwards. He had JPs obtain political pictures of his opponent at a coffee house on Sheriff’s time and used Sheriff’s equipment. He is running TV commercials falsely claiming that his opponent will support Yenni’s re-election. (While this maybe true?? He didn’t say that. Commercial is a cut and paste splice job.) Just learned of the Destin trip in this post, not good but not bribery.

So now I’m leaning Fortunato.

But I think the Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office will be fine headed by either. But then again, I told all my friends that I preferred Bobby but Babbling Blankstare couldn’t hurt the state after Foster had it running smoothly.

Any other information on each would be very useful!

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I hear Fortunato is a drunk, with a particular taste for Amontillado.

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Is there a mason in the house?

Thanks. Sounds like both follow in a circle of Louisiana politics. To the degree varies in the eyes of the beholder.

And for what it’s worth, just called a buddy in JPSO and he said Fortunato.

Guess I will read up on the stuff someone stated came out today about failure to disclose income.