Radio host, journalists named in landfill scandal
As federal authorities probe allegations that a Louisiana businessman and political heavy hitter funded a lavish lobbying campaign to steer Hurricane Katrina debris contracts to a landfill he owned,...
View ArticleLandfill company sued over bribery issue
The owner of a shuttered New Orleans landfill is suing a rival company, accusing its owners of employing “dirty tricks,” bribing public officials and abusing the political process to shut down...
View ArticleEarly target in landfill probe seeks evidence
The final remaining defendant awaiting sentencing in an aborted federal probe of the River Birch landfill is seeking federal records to show that the U.S. Attorney's Office violated his rights while...
View ArticleFeds seek prison term for ex-La. wildlife official
Justice Department prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence for a former Louisiana wildlife official who pleaded guilty in 2011 to taking payoffs from a landfill company owner's businesses as a...
View ArticleOpinion: Danziger decision should send signal to Polite
The timing of Tuesday’s reversal of the Danziger Bridge shooting convictions is coincidental, but it should serve as a signal to new U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite that the office and its employees must...
View ArticleRadio host, journalists named in landfill scandal
As federal authorities probe allegations that a Louisiana businessman and political heavy hitter funded a lavish lobbying campaign to steer Hurricane Katrina debris contracts to a landfill he owned,...
View ArticleLandfill company sued over bribery issue
The owner of a shuttered New Orleans landfill is suing a rival company, accusing its owners of employing “dirty tricks,” bribing public officials and abusing the political process to shut down...
View ArticleEarly target in landfill probe seeks evidence
The final remaining defendant awaiting sentencing in an aborted federal probe of the River Birch landfill is seeking federal records to show that the U.S. Attorney's Office violated his rights while...
View ArticleFeds seek prison term for ex-La. wildlife official
Justice Department prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence for a former Louisiana wildlife official who pleaded guilty in 2011 to taking payoffs from a landfill company owner's businesses as a...
View ArticleOpinion: Danziger decision should send signal to Polite
The timing of Tuesday’s reversal of the Danziger Bridge shooting convictions is coincidental, but it should serve as a signal to new U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite that the office and its employees must...
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