US EditionLouisiana Governor Pays Fine and Discloses $13K in Unreported Free Trips in Deal to End Ethics Probe
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry settled for $900 and disclosed nearly 20 complimentary trips worth over $13,000 after a multi-year ethics probe into undisclosed official travel.
- Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry agreed to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free plane ride and other flights, concluding an ethics investigation into his travels, according to the Louisiana Board of Ethics.
- Landry revealed he accepted nearly 20 complimentary trips valued at over $13,000 since 2021, per his settlement agreement.
- Landry stated that he accepted the free flights to save money for the Louisiana Department of Justice in the settlement agreement.
- The Louisiana legislature passed changes raising the bar for future ethics investigations, but these changes did not influence Landry's settlement.
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Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses US$13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry agreed Friday to pay a US$900 fine for failing to disclose a free plane ride to Hawaii and other free flights, ending a yearslong ethics investigation into his travels.
Associated Press News
Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has agreed to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free trip to Hawaii and other complimentary trips while serving as the state’s attorney general.
The Advocate
shreveportbossieradvocate.comGov. Jeff Landry fined $900 for not disclosing private flights while he was attorney general
The fine is part of a settlement between Landry and the Louisiana Board of Ethics over charges against the governor for breaking state ethics laws.
Landry pays fine, discloses $13,540 in free travel in deal to drop ethics charges
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry delivers his address to state lawmakers on opening day of the regular legislative session, Monday, March 11, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. (John Ballance/The Advocate, Pool)The Louisiana Board of Ethics on Friday agreed to drop formal charges against Gov. Jeff Landry for failing to disclose flights he took on a political donor’s private plane when he was attorney general. In return, Landry agreed…
Ethics board fines Landry $900 for flights to Hawaii
Gov. Jeff Landry has admitted to failing to report 19 instances of free travel he accepted as attorney general and governor, worth more than $13,500, under a settlement reached with the Louisiana Board of Ethics, Louisiana Illuminator writes. The board on Friday dropped formal charges tied to Landry’s 2021 flights to Hawaii on a political donor’s private jet, instead fining him $900 and requiring him to disclose all future complimentary travel …
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