LouisianaVoice October fundraiser underway | Louisiana Voice
LouisianaVoice October fundraiser underway
October 3, 2022 by tomaswell
It’s that time of year again and this time the need is greater than usual.
LouisianaVoice holds two fundraisers per year – in October and April. Keeping this blog going is not free, though the cost is not a deal breaker. We’ve managed to keep the lights on, even in the aftermath of the 2016 flood and last year’s Hurricane Ida.
We try to keep up with our members of Congress because the mainstream media seem to ignore the little things that we never see or hear about. When they cast votes that are detrimental to the interests of their constituents, the people of Louisiana need to know that.
That’s why we told you when John Kennedy voted to deprive military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq critical medical benefits.
That’s why we told you about Rep. Clay Higgins’s bogus “investigation” into the “real story” of Jan. 5, 2021.
That’s why we told you about the entire Louisiana House Republican delegation voting no on the Presidential Elections Reform Act.
It’s why we explained the history of the state’s $101 million class action lawsuit over the Tangipahoa flooding – that occurred 39 years ago, a case that had grown to some $330 million with judicial interest before the reduced settlement was negotiated.
And it’s why we reported that Orleans Parish had the highest percentage of wrongful convictions in the U.S. (Jefferson Parish was fourth highest in the nation) due in large part to the concealment of exculpatory evidence by prosecutors.
Right now, LouisianaVoice is pursuing information about the selection of juries in Louisiana (and the manner in which some are exempted from jury duty) and one clerk of court has informed us that the records we seek will cost at least $1,000. Other clerks also are demanding payment for their records. At the same time, efforts to obtain what are clearly public records from the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association appear to be headed to litigation.
All that costs money, considerably more money that we normally are required to spend on public records.
Because of those added expenses, we are coming to you to ask that you continue to support our efforts financially as you have in the past. Your past support is appreciated more than you know. Now we ask that you click on the yellow DONATE button in the column to the right of this post and pay by credit card or you may mail your checks to Tom Aswell, P.O. Box 922, Denham Springs, Louisiana 70727.
Again, we thank you for your support.