Sound Off Louisiana

Louisiana Sen. (and candidate for Louisiana Treasurer) Neil Riser.

Riser listens closely to concerns of a recent campaign function attendee.

Riser mingles with crowd as State Sen. Dan Martiny (middle-top of photo) addresses the crowd.

In today’s Sound Off Louisiana feature, founder Robert Burns examines factors which concern him regarding Louisiana Sen. Neil Riser’s campaign for Louisiana Treasurer, and Burns declares whom he is supporting in the upcoming October 14, 2017 election:

Burns expresses his concerns over Riser as potential Louisiana Treasurer and declares whom he supports in the upcoming election.  CLICK HERE for the LSP Ripoff website that tracked Sen. Riser’s “Edmonson Amendment” in the 2014 Louisiana Legislative session, and CLICK HERE to see (in table format) the massive cronyism entailing LSP and State Sen. President John Alario exposed by blogger Tom Aswell three years ago.  CLICK HERE for Sen. Riser’s recent $1,000/plate Ruth’s Chris fundraiser featuring Sen. President John Alario, who actively supports Riser’s campaign.  CLICK HERE to see the $10,000 campaign contribution from Riser’s campaign to New Orleans Leadership Inc. PAC (see full campaign report here — contribution at top of page 20).  That entity is headed by Dwight Jarrett, who serves in the administration of Mitch Landrieu!  Additionally, Jarrett is said to have asked the Louisiana Board of Ethics to forgive $6,000 in fines for the organization (see full article alleging that here).  Jarrett was also sued personally entailing an allegation of THREE WHOLE DAYS of unpaid wages.  CLICK HERE for Kevin Boyd’s Hayride article outlining nearly $40 million in wasteful pork barrel projects in HB-2, much of which entails direct wasteful spending in John Alario’s Senate District, which explains why the money has NEVER been allocated to prioritize construction of a new Mississippi River Bridge near Baton Rouge.  CLICK HERE for Scott McKay’s Hayride article for which Burns asserts McKay is simply putting the “best spin” on Riser’s open pandering to the John Alario and Democratic Machine support to which Riser is appealing in order to try and ensure a runoff spot with the Democratic candidate for Treasurer (thereby sealing victory for Riser in the runoff).

Five-minute video introduction of former State Rep. John Schroder to voters as a candidate for Louisiana Treasurer.

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Louisiana Interior Design Board Chairman Deborah Steinmetz

Sound Off Louisiana will soon feature an interesting in-depth post entailing the level of success of interior design graduates from Louisiana universities entailing finding jobs in their chosen major; however, for today’s introductory feature, we present the lamenting of the Louisiana State Board of Interior Designers (IDB) entailing the impending closure of Delgado Community College’s Interior Design program, including the fact Delgado’s administration identified its Interior Design program as a “loss leader”:

IDB members lament impending closure of Delgado Community College’s Interior Design Program at its regular meeting of Thursday, August 17, 2017.  Rev. Freddie Phillips expresses consternation that the one program attempting to provide minorities a chance to practice is being abolished.  Phillips has been concerned about the extensive evidence that interior design licensure statues promote discrimination by erecting artificial barriers to entry (see video below).

The Institute for Justice, a Virginia-based organization specializing in suing state governmental agencies, explains that Louisiana leads the ENTIRE nation in licensing low-wage jobs and has BY FAR the highest barriers to entry for the interior design profession.  CLICK HERE for the Institute’s current litigation against the Louisiana Sate Board of Cosmetology.

The IDB also presented an award to Interior Design Instructor John Campbell:

Campbell receives award.  Perhaps he may wish to have a guest lecturer with business acumen teach a few of his classes so as to avoid his students getting stiffed for $65,000 as he did entailing Zachary restaurant Lagniappe Zachary.  As with the past practice of permitting Executive Director Sandy Edmonds to engage in “blatant payroll fraud”, Campbell is keeping with the pattern of keeping everything “all in the family” (Edmonds is the wife of an interior designer, Matthew Edmonds, who is a partner in CDI Solutions), by retaining IDB attorney Anna Dow to pursue Lagniappe Zachary for the $65,000.  Dow filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, which is presently scheduled for a hearing on October 16, 2017.

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U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy

In today’s Sound Off Louisiana feature, founder Robert Burns asks U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, if he is lobbying President Trump to appoint Louisiana Inspector General Stephen Street as the next U. S. Attorney from the Middle District of Louisiana.  His response follows:      

U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy responds to an inquiry from Sound Off Louisiana’s Robert Burns entailing whether he is actively lobbying for Louisiana Inspector General Stephen Street to be appointed as the next U. S. Attorney from the Middle District of Louisiana.  Burns has openly questioned Street’s handling of the cases of U. S. v. Murphy Painter (during which, on the witness stand, Street said he had “no knowledge of the case”) and State of Louisiana v. Corey delaHoussaye (both were dismal failures and unmitigated disasters for Street which have cost — and CONTINUE to cost —  Louisiana taxpayers an absolute fortune in legal defense fees entailing both gentlemen’s civil litigation against Street and his officers, past and present).  Burns also openly questioned Street’s independence from the Governor of Louisiana.  Rather than respond to the question, Street flippantly avoided the question and attempted to belittle Burns, who spent six years as a Federal Government fraud investigator, by referencing him as “Exhibit A.”  The videos on the preceding link SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES entailing Street’s total lack of professionalism and his insecurities; nevertheless, he continued his unprofessional conduct by mistakenly believing Burns sought for a Sound Off Louisiana interviewee, Billy Broussard, to ask a question of Street and placed his face directly within an inch of Burns’ camera and stated:  “That’s my answer for today, Mr. Burns.”

 CLICK HERE for Sound Off Louisiana‘s in-depth interview with FEMA whistleblower Corey delaHoussaye and CLICK HERE to see FEMA attorney Linda Litke reference Street’s prosecution of delaHoussaye as “reprehensible.”  That characterization is NOT that of Sound Off Louisiana but of a FEMA attorney defending the agency’s decision to DENY $58 million in FRAUDULENT claims submitted in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, all of which were identified by Corey delaHoussaye!  CLICK HERE to see Sound Off Louisiana’s feature of Corey delaHoussaye, the day after he sued Inspector General Street, encouraging Louisiana citizens to ask their State Representatives and State Senators to abolish the Inspector General’s Office because it is an office which “serves as a bully of whistleblowers” such as himself!  So, Sen. Cassidy, we at Sound Off Louisiana, in light of the material presented on this page, respectfully emphatically disagree with your characterization of Stephen Street as a “good guy.”

CLICK HERE for Sen. Cassidy’s presentation in its entirety.

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