"I would categorize this as the one of the biggest frauds in the history of the United States," says Keith Cressionnie. Cressionnie has spent half of his life, 30 years, looking into that alleged fraud.more>>
PART 1 - It may be the biggest inside job in Louisiana history: vast expanses of oil- and gas-rich land and water bottoms, owned by the state but handed over to some of Louisiana's most powerful politicians. Here's part one of Lee Zurik's "Dirty Deeds" special report.more>>
A single state oil lease has made descendants of Huey Long and friends hundreds of millions of dollars. We showed you the details of that story in part one of our special investigation: A governor assignedmore>>
PART 2 - If a governor did today what was done in 1936 and got interest in a contract he awarded, he would likely go to prison. It begs the question -- if it's something illegal now, then why wouldn't the state have recourse to reclaim the people's property, the people's money?more>>
Part three of our "Dirty Deeds" investigation lays out the entire scheme, and the riches that came of it.more>>
PART 3 - We've told you about State Lease 340, and how the oil royalties from it put some $273 million in the pockets of the family and friends of Huey P. Long. But SL 340 is just one lease; Part three of our "Dirty Deeds" investigation lays out the entire scheme, and the riches that came of it.more>>
Descendants of the Win or Lose Corporation continue to get money -- millions every year -- and many of them aren't your neighbors.more>>
PART 4 - Descendants of the Win or Lose Corporation continue to get money -- millions every year -- and many of them aren't your neighbors. The Win or Lose heirs have scattered to at least 21 states.more>>
The panel that oversees Louisiana's oil and gas leases wants the state Attorney General to investigate leases to the Win or Lose Corporation. So do some state lawmakers.more>>
PART 6 - The panel that oversees Louisiana's oil and gas leases wants the state Attorney General to investigate leases to the Win or Lose Corporation. So do some state lawmakers. But will the AG's office act?more>>
Board member Tom Arnold says what happened in the "Dirty Deeds" case was, at the very least, unethical. And now it's up to the attorney general to find out if the state has a way out. more>>
Board member Tom Arnold says what happened in the "Dirty Deeds" case was, at the very least, unethical. And now it's up to the attorney general to find out if the state has a way out. more>>
Governor Bobby Jindal says the state's Attorney General needs to look at the findings from a series of FOX 8 investigative reports entitled "Dirty Deeds".more>>
UPDATE - Governor Bobby Jindal says the state's Attorney General needs to look at the findings from a series of FOX 8 investigative reports entitled "Dirty Deeds".more>>
We continue our investigation into "Dirty Deeds" and consider what the state has (and has not) done in the past to try and cancel these leases.more>>
UPDATE -The State Mineral Board has signed and is in the process of delivering a resolution to Attorney General Buddy Caldwell to investigate questionable leases from the 1930's. We continue our investigation into "Dirty Deeds" and consider what the state has (and has not) done in the past to try and cancel these leases.more>>
The state's House Judiciary Committee rejected a resolution by Rep. Pat Connick, calling on the AG's Office to examine the questionable state oil leases to the Win or Lose Corporation.more>>
UPDATE - The state's House Judiciary Committee rejected a resolution by Rep. Pat Connick, calling on the Attorney General's Office to examine the questionable state oil leases to the Win or Lose Corporation. Sources tell FOX 8 News that heirs to the Win or Lose interest have been lobbying some lawmakers all week on the issue.more>>
We roamed the halls of the State Capitol, trying to find out why a state House committee overwhelmingly voted down a resolution that asked the attorney general to look at questionable oil leases.more>>
UPDATE - We roamed the halls of the State Capitol, trying to find out why a state House committee overwhelmingly voted down a resolution that asked the attorney general to look at questionable oil leases. What we found was a lobbyist and a lawmaker, working behind the scenes to get the resolution voted down.more>>
The State Mineral Board has asked the AG to see if the state has a way out of those lucrative leases, with no end date, that have paid the heirs more than $1 billion in today's money.more>>
We detailed the "Dirty Deeds" in a series of stories in May. It prompted the State Mineral Board to ask the AG to see if the state has a way out of those lucrative leases, with no end date, that have paid the heirs more than $1 billion in today's money.more>>
We've already showed you how the descendents of three Louisiana governors have made millions off questionable state oil leases. Now FOX 8 News has learned that they may be profiting from a federal oil lease, too.more>>
We've already showed you how the descendents of three Louisiana governors have made millions off questionable state oil leases. Now FOX 8 News has learned that they may be profiting from a federal oil lease, too.more>>
The Attorney General's office says it needs more time to fully brief state officials on the notorious Win or Lose oil and gas deals, dating from the 1930's.more>>
The Attorney General's office says it needs more time to fully brief state officials on the notorious Win or Lose oil and gas deals, dating from the 1930's.more>>
The State Mineral Board voted Wednesday to give the state attorney general's office four more months to investigate questionably obtained oil leases from the 1930's.more>>
The State Mineral Board voted Wednesday to give the state attorney general's office four more months to investigate questionably obtained oil leases from the 1930's.more>>
You can review documents from the "Dirty Deeds" investigation via the links below: Letter to Mrs Long Burton Awarded SL 344 Burton Gets State Lease 341 Burton Assigns SL 341 to Texas Company Statemore>>
You can review documents from the "Dirty Deeds" investigation via the following links.more>>
Internal documents from Independent Oil and Gas reveal the financial shape of the company 14 years after its founding -- and the surprisingly lucrative dividend paid to one former governor.more>>
Internal documents from Independent Oil and Gas (formerly the Win or Lose Corporation) reveal the financial shape of the company 14 years after its founding -- and the surprisingly lucrative dividend paid to one former governor.more>>
A web exclusive from Lee Zurik's "Dirty Deeds" special investigation.more>>
The Attorney General's office says it's preparing to proceed as requested, and investigate a series of questionable oil leases from the 1930's. This web exclusive from Lee Zurik's "Dirty Deeds" investigation examines the scale of some of these leases, in terms of the acres of state-owned land and water bottoms they involve. more>>
The connection between Texaco and the Win or Lose Corporation raised questions with one state employee in the 1940's. Here is why. In five of the six state leases awarded to W.T. Burton, he assigns somemore>>
The connection between Texaco and the Win or Lose Corporation raised questions with one state employee in the 1940's. Here is why. In five of the six state leases awarded to W.T. Burton, he assigns somemore>>
Documents more than 70 years old show the FBI and U.S. Attorney opened up an investigation in 1941 into the transactions involving State Lease 309, an oil lease in Union Parish in north Louisiana. more>>
Documents more than 70 years old show the FBI and U.S. Attorney opened up an investigation in 1941 into the transactions involving State Lease 309, an oil lease in Union Parish in north Louisiana. more>>
Several state records raise some serious questions about what transpired that eventually put a portion of this lease into the hands of the Win or Lose Corporation -- cronies and relatives of Huey P. Long.more>>
Several state records raise some serious questions about what transpired that eventually put a portion of this lease into the hands of the Win or Lose Corporation -- cronies and relatives of Huey P. Long.more>>
The book Huey Long won a Pulitzer Prize back in 1969. Historians call it a beautifully written account of Huey P. Long's life. Historians call T. Harry Williams' 884-page book a work of art but, whilemore>>
The book Huey Long won a Pulitzer Prize back in 1969. Historians call it a beautifully written account of Huey P. Long's life. Historians call T. Harry Williams' 884-page book a work of art but, whilemore>>
The History Channel calls Huey Long the most powerful governor in the history of Louisiana, maybe in the history of any state. "He was a populist, in that he appealed to the broad mass of people," saysmore>>
The History Channel calls Huey Long the most powerful governor in the history of Louisiana, maybe in the history of any state. "He was a populist, in that he appealed to the broad mass of people," saysmore>>
The FBI released about 1700 pages of documents from Huey Long's FBI File. The files document allegations against Long for various acts of corruption.more>>
The FBI released about 1700 pages of documents from Huey Long's FBI File. The files document allegations against Long for various acts of corruption.more>>
The state's Department of Natural Resources says the first oil well in Louisiana was drilled in 1901 in a rice field near the southern town of Jennings. 111 years later, oil and gas exploration and productionmore>>
The state's Department of Natural Resources says the first oil well in Louisiana was drilled in 1901 in a rice field near the southern town of Jennings. 111 years later, oil and gas exploration and productionmore>>
Pegging a dollar figure to the royalty income of the Win or Lose Corporation and its descendants was not easy. The State Department of Natural Resources has data from 1970 available online. There aremore>>
Pegging a dollar figure to the royalty income of the Win or Lose Corporation and its descendants was not easy. The State Department of Natural Resources has data from 1970 available online. There aremore>>
Chairman of the Board DNR Secretary Mr. Scott A. Angelle P.O. Box 44243 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-4243 (225) 342-7009 (225) 342-1949 (FAX) Twana.Bowman@la.gov Vice-Chairman of the Board Vice-Chairmanmore>>
Chairman of the Board DNR Secretary Mr. Scott A. Angelle P.O. Box 44243 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-4243 (225) 342-7009 (225) 342-1949 (FAX) Twana.Bowman@la.gov Vice-Chairman of the Board Vice-Chairmanmore>>
Deep in the tens of thousands of pages of documents reviewed over the past two years, is a 1941 memo from Edward Gay, Jr. Apparently, he worked for the state's Attorney General and was looking into State Lease 340.more>>
Deep in the tens of thousands of pages of documents reviewed over the past two years, is a 1941 memo from Edward Gay, Jr. Apparently, he worked for the state's Attorney General and was looking into State Lease 340.more>>
Huey P. Long was born on August 30, 1893 in Winnfield, La. to a middle-class farming family. Initially home-schooled, he later attended local schools and was considered a good student, one with a photographic memory.more>>
Huey P. Long was born on August 30, 1893 in Winnfield, La. to a middle-class farming family. He was initially home-schooled but later attended local schools and he was considered a good student, one with a photographic memory.more>>
James A. Noe was born December 21, 1890 at Evans Landing, Indiana. Little is written about Noe's formative years, only that he attended county schools in nearby Kentucky and eventually joined the U.S. Army.more>>
James A. Noe was born December 21, 1890 at Evans Landing, Indiana. Little is written about Noe's formative years, only that he attended county schools in nearby Kentucky and eventually joined the U.S. Army.more>>
Louisiana's 42nd governor was born in Winnfield, La. on August 8, 1882. He attended Winn Parish public schools, along with the Long brothers, Huey P. and Earl K.more>>
Louisiana's 42nd governor was born in Winnfield, La. on August 8, 1882. He attended Winn Parish public schools, along with the Long brothers, Huey P. and Earl K.more>>
