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Don’t forget our fundraiser going on right now. I’m working on a story in which I am making public records requests from officials in every one of Louisiana’s 64 parishes. One parish has already responded that it will cost at least $1,000 to obtain the information.

That’s what we do here at LouisianaVoice. It doesn’t always cost so much, but I’ve never made a request of every parish before.

Bottom line: please help us carry on our mission here. There are people and events out there that affect our every day lives and we try to keep you abreast of developments.

But here’s the deal: If we are forced to fold our tent and give up our pursuit of truth, the bad guys win. We’re already facing the very real threat of people in power stripping away voting rights. The threat of having our libraries closed down is equally real. And it’s not being parinoid to say history may no longer be taught in our schools or that women will have no control over their bodies. The struggle for civil rights could revert back to the 1950s. Look at what’s happening in Florida and Texas. What the governors of those states have done and are doing makes Bobby Jindal look like a political moderate.

To expose such efforts is the reason LouisianaVoice exists. Please click on the yellow DONATE button in the column to the right of this post and give what you can by credit card. Or send your check to: Tom Aswell, P.O. Box 922, Denham Springs, Louisiana 70727.

I deeply appreciate your support.