Back in 2002, while I was covering a public corruption trial involving a former Sewerage Water Board member, a lawyer on the case noted that I seemed to really understand how these things work, and asked whether I was a lawyer. No, I responded, I’m a Louisiana political journalist, so I spend a lot of time in court.

diana-bajoie.jpgInterim City Councilwoman Diana Bajoie

In the intervening decade I’ve sat through more corruption proceedings than I can count. They’re always juicy,

Article source: http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2012/06/with_bajoie_earmarks_it_was_bu.html

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