I bet this reaches all the way up to Blanco. Lol! Maybe a little farther than that. Never forget that sweet Mary Landrieu's Daddy, Maurice "Moon" Landrieu, started as a NO city councilman and served as the city's mayor. I'm laying money that Mary knows about anything that happens in NO. Graft and corruption are not only a tradition in LA, they appear to be almost hereditary.
Surprise, surprise...the police force escalated under Clinton:
March / April 1999
The push to recruit officers began when two New York consultants suggested our department should have, at minimum, 1,700 officers. The 500 new officers brought on board since then have helped the New Orleans Police Department nearly achieve that goal.
As a result of all this activity, our department's force has risen steadily, from 1,260 in April 1997 to about 1,680 today. Efforts are still underway to achieve the 1,700 goal, particularly in light of anticipated retirements and other personnel situations.
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