Maybe they paid him off in chocolates...
Ya think he got kickback? OF COURSE HE DID! Kickbacks have been a way of life in New Orleans forever. You had to pay a kickback to get a building permit, you had to pay a kickback when you got a car inspection from the New Orleans car inspectors (had their own inspectors), you paid a kickback to the cops if you are a business owner, and so on. Just surprised that they are actually investigating him since he is a “friend of O”.