Each month, the state of Louisiana gives about 7,000 families a Louisiana Purchase card. And after reviewing six months’ worth of records, we found many examples of potential welfare waste.

The question for this former sheriff sounds simple; the implications of how he answers could be significant. Video

All can be eye-catching alone -- but combine a former FBI agent, millions of dollars of contracts, an LSU football trip and an expensive beachside dinner, and it all adds up to connections that one corruption watchdog calls troubling. Video  |   PDF: DRC statement (90.9KB)

The state's legislative auditor comes down hard on former Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Jiff Hingle. Video

Benetech filed suit against the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office, demanding more than $2 million from a post-Katrina contract. It's the same contract that's been part of a federal probe involving disgraced former Sheriff Jiff Hingle Video

Shortly after entering the federal courthouse, the former Plaquemines Parish Sheriff apologized to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. Video

Tuesday night’s meeting comes a few weeks after a FOX 8 investigation revealed that the school board took an illegal vote by email. Video

A candidate in St. Bernard Parish has filed suit, asking a judge for a new election. Video

Every day we go through the voting rolls, we find dozens of St. Bernard residents who may be breaking the law – many of them, without even realizing it.

More than three years after the city shut down the homeownership group amid a federal probe, its properties remain eyesores in some New Orleans neighborhoods. Video