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Guest column: Louisiana lawmakers waste millions on unvetted earmarks

Por: The Advocate Opinion July 04, 2023

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Santa Claus has nothing on the Louisiana Legislature.As they rushed to spend record levels of state cash, Louisiana’s lawmakers to questionable local projects that received no public vetting and that sidestepped any processes to prioritize state needs. The naughty and nice lists for determining who received the cash and who got left out largely seem to dovetail with those who went along with legislative leaders’ spending plans. But while the... + full article



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