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Political Illusions of the Cajun Mafia

This book examines “robust” political corruption in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The book scrutinizes the transparency, schemes and co-conspirators involved in political corruption. It discusses how top elected officials use their power and public resources funded by local sales and property taxes to improperly target, retaliate and even maliciously prosecute the most ridiculous matters to further their personal agenda. The book examines in detail the types of public infringements involving corruption as well as the vast network of political connections to other various public schemes. The book is further evidence that political corruption in Louisiana is not only profound but more like organized crime controlled by mob bosses. Louisiana no longer will turn a “blind eye” and now demands zero tolerance for corruption and nepotism of elected officials.

This book examines “robust” political corruption in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The book scrutinizes the transparency, schemes and co-conspirators involved in political corruption. It discusses how top elected officials use their power and public resources funded by local sales and property taxes to improperly target, retaliate and even maliciously prosecute the most ridiculous matters to further their personal agenda.

The book examines in detail the types of public infringements involving corruption as well as the vast network of political connections to other various public schemes. The book is further evidence that political corruption in Louisiana is not only profound but more like organized crime controlled by mob bosses.

Louisiana no longer will turn a “blind eye” and now demands zero tolerance for corruption and nepotism of elected officials.

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Red-light camera fight gets new life as state Supreme Court declines to take up issue | N… Page 1 <strong>of</strong> 2<br />

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/03/fight_against_red-light_camera.html 12/11/2015<br />

Greater New Orleans<br />

Red-light camera fight gets new life as state<br />

Supreme Court declines to take up issue<br />

A Metairie lawyer will have a chance to continue his legal crusade against red-light cameras, thanks to a decision by <strong>the</strong><br />

Louisiana Supreme Court not to take up <strong>the</strong> issue. (Times-Picayune archive)<br />

[http://connect.nola.com/staff/RobertMcClendon/index.html] By Robert McClendon, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune<br />

[http://connect.nola.com/staff/RobertMcClendon/posts.html]<br />

Email <strong>the</strong> author | Follow on Twitter [https://twitter.com/RobertMcClendon]<br />

on March 21, 2014 at 6:56 PM, updated March 21, 2014 at 8:40 PM<br />

A Metairie lawyer will have a chance to continue his legal crusade to pull <strong>the</strong> plug on New Orleans<br />

red-light cameras [http://topics.nola.com/tag/traffic%20cameras/index.html] after <strong>the</strong><br />

Louisiana Supreme Court chose not to take up <strong>the</strong> issue.<br />

In a unanimous vote, <strong>the</strong> state's high court refused to consider <strong>the</strong> case, leaving in place a lower<br />

court ruling that revived a constitutional challenge to <strong>the</strong> city ordinance.<br />

The state's 4th Circuit Court <strong>of</strong> Appeal ruled in December that <strong>the</strong> city had not fully addressed<br />

Joseph McMahon's claim that <strong>the</strong> cameras violate a driver's right to due process under <strong>the</strong> law.<br />

The city did not immediately respond to a request for a comment regarding McMahon's revived<br />

legal prospects. Attempts to reach McMahon were unsuccessful.<br />

McMahon's fight against New Orleans red-light and speeding cameras began in 2010, but he's<br />

been involved in at least four o<strong>the</strong>r challenges in Lafayette and Jefferson Parish, as well as<br />

federal court, to no avail.<br />

McMahon has attacked <strong>the</strong> cameras on multiple fronts, including an argument that <strong>the</strong> city's<br />

procedures rely on improper or incompetently drafted affidavits, unau<strong>the</strong>nticated photographic<br />

evidence and hearsay.<br />

The city has countered that <strong>the</strong> traffic-camera fines are for civil violations, so drivers don't have as

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