Charorge Wins, You Lose

Goodnight and good luck.

The End.

DA BAGS, Replay

What can be said about DA BAGS that hasn't been beaten to death already? Maybe a picture would serve us better.

(Photograph removed at request of the Daily Comet.)

This picture appeared in the October 13, 2007 Daily Comet. Are they some of the same bags Charlotte wanted to pay $5.3 million to rent and the Council negotiated down to $3.5 million?

If DA BAGS was one of Charlotte's great accomplishments, why did she keep them secret for 10 months? And why were they left in the field behind that cow pasture in Valentine for 30 days?

I hope this is my next to last post to this blog. Now its up to you whether Charlotte and George Randolph remain at the helm of Lafourche Parish Government.

Campaign Finance

The Comet published an article yesterday analyzing the money raised by the two candidates for Lafourche Parish President. According to the article, the challenger Tommy Lasseigne raised $59,700 and Charlotte Randolph, the incumbent, raised $52,275.

For an incumbent to be behind a challenger in fund raising in any political race, the incumbent is in serious, serious trouble. The common political belief is that an incumbent should be able to raise lots of money due to the power of the incumbency. In this race, Charlotte doesn't seem to have the power.

Cut Off and Larose Flooding Problems Remain Unresolved

Charlotte mentioned on KLRZ today that the flooding problems behind LCO and Cut Off Elementary remain unaddressed. This is notwithstanding the fact that these problems originate long before Charlotte's term began. Charlotte foisted those problems off to Drainage District # 1.

Charlotte also mentioned that $11 million of Buzz Breaux's surplus remains.

So, if there is a problem in the 10th Ward, one of the local districts, whether Levee, Drainage or Port Commission, must handle it. And if its in another part of the Parish, Parish Government handles it, right? That's why the Cote Blanche bridge remains unrepaired and the huge space in the new Galliano library remains vacant waiting to be occupied by the DA, Parish offices, Assessor, Clerk of Court, etc? There is no district local to the 10th Ward with that responsibility and Charlotte has other things to do with the $11 million surplus.

Charlotte's Notice of Seizure

Charlotte and George Randolph placed an ad in the Gazette revealing various judgments against their opponent on the public record. Presumably, when one comes to the table with this type of attack, their hands should be clean, right? In other words, Charlotte & George should not have any similar record. Wrong!!! Charlotte & George want it both ways. They want to be able to bad mouth others, while they are immune to such attacks.

Well, if you go to the Clerk of Court's office in Thibodaux and go to the mortgage records, look at document number 583847. It is a Notice of Seizure to one Charlotte Angelette with a date of seizure of May 10, 1983. Furthermore, if you go to Terrebonne Parish and run "George Randolph" in the mortgage indices, you will find an outstanding judgment against George's failed used car business.

What is the thing about living in glass houses?

Ray's Generators A Big Problem
Charlotte Randolph made an appearance on KLRZ this morning where she took her opponent's mail-out, which asks WHY on various issues you have read about here - DA BAGS, the credit card misuse, overtime for salaried employees, the generators, George's wreck, Ray using Parish equipment and personnel on his private property. Of course, my name came up. All lies according to Charlotte, notwithstanding the fact that all those stories appeared in the Comet, which subsequently endorsed Charlotte. Charlotte didn't touch the generators. They're a PROBLEM!

By not touching the generators, she could claim her and her gang have been fully exonerated by the Ethics Commission, although they only touched the wreck and Ray digging a ditch for his daughter.

As for the generators, Loulan Pitre passed a bill through both houses of the Legislature, without one negative vote, and signed into law by the Governor making it clear that this was an Ethics law violation. Furthermore, Ray Cheramie was privately censured by the Ethics Commission, which was never made public. That's why its too hot.

On the radio, Charlotte sounded near tears and near hysterics and very ill at ease for her entire half hour.

Ray Cheramie Did Work On His Private Property, Replay

On June 19, 2006, TPRTK broke the story that Lafourche Parish Public Works Director Ray Cheramie used Parish equipment and personnel to perform work on his private property. He admitted it in an article which appeared in the Comet a few months later. Former Quachita Parish DPW Director Bo Boyte was found guilty of felony malfeasance last year for the same thing. Yet, Ray Cheramie has not yet been called to account.

And Ray will be Charlotte's DPW Director in her second term.

Need anymore reasons not to reelect Charlotte Randolph? (No, I haven't forgotten DA BAGS!)

Talking 'Bout Cameron Parish Generators, Replay

While DA BAGS story was THE major screw-up by the George & Charlotte Randolph Gang, the gaff that really cut to the heart of Lafourche citizens, and everybody heard about, was Ray Cheramie loaning the generators loaned to us by Cameron Parish after Hurricane Katrina to his family and friends. Who of you didn't have a family member, or someone close, who had medical needs which required a reliable source of electricity? What did you do? You reached down in your pocket, or went into debt, and bought a generator. Not Ray, since he believes everything that the Parish has use of is his personal property to do so as he sees fit. And no one seems to have the guts to set him straight. Cam? Craig? Al? Jim?

Why did Charlotte Randolph not take those generators and place them in centrally located sites so that the elderly could get, at least, a momentary break from the heat and humidity of those terrible September days of 2005?

Need any more reasons not to vote for Charlotte Randolph?

Overtime For Salaried Employees, Replay

Remember Charlotte paid salaried employees overtime for Hurricane Katrina. During the same time Jerry "Truck" Gisclair was able to energize an army of VOLUNTEERS.

Leadership. It's not something money can get you.

State Rep Hubby Indicted By Feds

The husband of State Representative Carla Dartez of Morgan City has been indicted by the Feds for harboring illegal aliens, according to an Advocate story.

Are you ready George?

Parish Employees Shorted A Week's Pay, Replay
In early July, 2006, TPRTK reported the Charlotte Randolph Administration's shorting Parish employees one week's pay. Here's part of what we wrote:

"Where's My Check?!?!
Parish pay roll checks due on June 30, 2006 contained one weeks pay instead of two weeks, the amount due. ... In addition to Parish employees, DA employees and Judge employees are also affected. From speaking with a number of these people yesterday, they are pretty steamed. Their understanding is that they will not receive that one week's pay until they leave their public job, either through resignation, termination or retirement. While employees working directly for the Parish received an email giving them a heads up on the pay policy change, those working for Judges and the DA didn't. The short checks affected some of their July 4 vacation plans. Since most have their checks electronically deposited, they access their money via debt card. Some have gotten NSFs and insufficient balance messages when trying to access their accounts because the money they thought would be in their accounts was not. It's another f_ _ _-up brought to you courtesy of Charorge. (What thought went into this bad crazyness?)

Is this evidence the Parish is experiencing cash flow problems due to Charorge's mismanagement, such as paying for George's wreck or plane tickets, meals and booze (didn't Duffy go to Federal prison for something similar to this?)or is that money going to pay for grass seed for Ray's cows?"

Do you need any more reasons to vote Charlotte Randolph out of office?

Parish Employee Survey, Replay

In early July, 2006, TPRTK obtained the results from a survey conducted by the Randolph Administration for the purpose of providing “better employee relations amongst our staff...", and was not intended for Public consumption. The original series ran in TPRTK in late July, 2006. The survey was probably conducted in May or June, 2006. It asked 13 questions which the employee could rank 1-5, from strongly disagree to strongly agree. One question was "Do I know what is expected of me at work?".

In addition to answering the questions by scoring them, employees were given a chance to "list any other suggestions/comments on what can be improved at the Lafourche Parish Government". Fifty-two employees took the opportunity to respond in this way. Generally, the responses revealed very low morale amongst Parish employees, with many citing poor communications within the Administration and disrespectful supervisors as complaints.

On a positive note, the comments also reveal we have employees who want to do a good job, if they were permitted to do so, and who care about the quality of work they produce for us.

All told, the survey paints a bleak picture of life for Public employees inside the Randolph Administration.

Here are some excerpts:

"Having been working here at the LPG for 20+ years, I have seen many changes, both good and bad. But out of those years have I not seen more employees dissatisfied and morale so low than it is now. Employees are not afraid of work and will agree that lots of work is getting done, they just don't like the way they are being treated, unfairly. There is no "I" in the word "team" and in order to get a great team effort, employees need to feel like they are part of the team and right now, they don't. “

"Having been working here at LPG for many years, I have seen many people and situations come and go. Here are a few things that I hear talked about among employees and the difference from previous administrations: 1. Raises are given unfairly, and if you think someone's title change in order to get an increase in pay doesn't get around, think again. It is extremely hard to digest that when the Parish Administrator announces in a staff meeting when discussing evaluations that there are no funds for raises in 2006. 2. COMMUNICATIONS - so many employees say the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing... 3. Every time it is near election time, you always hear the same thing, "the next Administration can't possibly get any worse than this one." Most of the time, it is the Administration versus the Council, no matter who is in office, but this term, it also seems like it is the Department Heads/Parish President versus the employees. Most employees don't even bother going the extra mile any more because they figure, what for, it's the boss's way or no way. I'll give you an example this survey the majority of the employees said, "why send it in, nothing is going to get done about it anyway." It seems like the employees, the "little people", are being forgotten and their ideas, efforts, and suggestions don't count. If the employees don't trust and respect their Department Heads or Parish President, you will never have a staff give you 100% team effort. 4. At the beginning of this term, staff meetings were held with all employees and the atmosphere presented at that time was good everyone talked, happy to be involved, was told put out family photos, etc everyone was excited. What happened? I say that if you are going to go through the trouble of asking for this survey, then listen to what your employees are telling you. Let them help this Administration be the best that it can be, not just the Department Heads. Listen and take seriously what all of the employees who responded are saying, because I have never seen employee morale so low!!"

“Moral! WHAT MORAL!!! That has been destroyed. How about this for being praised? Being told that we can't be fired but that we can be made miserable, and doing so. Then weeks later being told if you get up in the morning and don't feel like coming to work, it's time to look for another job. Or being told, if your thinking about butting heads with me, think again, cause you're not going to win. Or giving your all to someone you know if given a chance would fire you. Instead, they try to find a mistake we may have made, then told no matter how much you do, it's not enough. Even Memo's could be sent in a more civilized way, instead of, if you don't do this or that you will be reprimanded or terminated. We are civilized people who can understand command rather than somewhat of a threat.
Communication! We have meetings all the time, but no one really knows what's going on. If someone makes a decision or takes care of a project or something like that, no one is notified, if someone calls about a project that a co-worker is working on and he/she is on days off, the caller has to wait for the employee to return. Some things are top secret. I thought we are a public entity?"

"I show up for work on time everyday on time. I don't leave until 4:30. That is what I get paid for. I feel I'm doing what is expected of me at work and then some. Yet you hear of the "big dogs" reaping the rewards. Some "Big Dogs" get pay increases of $10,000 per year. Some get use of free generators. We received a measly 3% only once in two and a half years Mrs. Randolph's been in office. Don't think word hasn't gotten around about the barns getting their little increase, or the people with the "title" changes getting their little increase. RAISES ARE GIVEN TO WHOM THEY CHOOSE! Why can't it be fair! We all work hard. We all make sacrifices on the job. The majority of the peons that work for Lafourche Parish like their jobs and all NEED their job. MOST DON'T FEEL APPRECIATED! I KNOW I DON'T"

"1. Do I know what is expected of me at work? YES, IT'S THE BOSS' WAY OR NO WAY AND I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. 2. Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right? DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ARE 3. At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best everyday? I DO MY BEST EVERYDAY IN EYERYTHING THAT I'M ASKED TO DO, BUT WITH THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH AND THAT GO ON AROUND YOU, IT'S NOT EASY... SOMETIMES IT MAKES YOU JUST WANT TO QUIT. 4. In the last 7 days, have I received recognition/praise for doing good work? RECOGNITION/PRAISE WHAT'S THAT? THE WORK IS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH NEVER SATISFIED. Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about me as a person? MY SUPERVISOR CERTAINLY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ME AS A PERSON BUT I DO HAVE CO-WORKERS THAT SINCERELY CARE. 6. Is there someone at work who encourages my development? SUPERVISOR, NO, CO-WORKERS, YES EMPLOYEES TRY TO HELP ONE ANOTHER GET THROUGH THE DAY. 7. At work, do my opinions/suggestions seem to count? TO ME THEY COUNT, BUT NOT TO THE BOSS!! 8. Am I treated fairly/equitably at work on a routine basis? DO YOU CONSIDER "IN YOUR FACE" KIND OF THINGS FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR FAIR? 9. Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel my job is important? WHAT MISSION WE HAVE A MISSION? ALL I KNOW IS I COME TO WORK AND TRY TO DO MY JOB WITHOUT ANY HASSLES. 10. Are my co-workers committed to doing quality work? YES, MOST EMPLOYEES CARE ABOUT THE PARISH AND TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR WORK. 11. Do I have a best friend at work? I HAVE FRIENDS, NOT A BEST FRIEND. 12. In the last 6 months, has someone at work talked to me about my progress? THE ONLY RESPONSE YOU EVER GET IS THAT IT'S NEVER ENOUGH WORK DONE IN A SHORT ENOUGH PERIOD OF TIME AND WHEN YOU DO COMPLETE THE TASK, IT'S NEVER GOOD ENOUGH, NEVER SATISFIED. 13. This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and grow? YES, FROM WATCHING HOW MY SUPERVISOR ACTS, I'VE LEARNED HOW NOT TO BE IF EVER I BECOME A SUPERVISOR."

"1. Communication is worse in this administration than it's ever been. Chain of Command, HA! He doesn't have a clue of what that means or how it is supposed to work. The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. 2. It's very sad when the secretary has more say so than the boss and makes decisions about things she knows nothing about. Some gets things and some don't. 3. PO's RIDICULOUS! ! ! Especially when you have to wait a day or 2 to get them. People wait and nothing happens. 4. MORAL is Shot - People are tired getting pressured. We start 15 jobs and complete none, and making a decision or even a suggestion about something is out of the question, there is only one brain in the parish and it is not mine. 5. Computers were supposed to improve things, doesn't seem to be working! ! Worked a lot better before"

"There is a major lack of communication throughout the parish government. Decisions are made, and employees find out far too late; more often than not, the employees most affected are never included in the discussion. Information is horded by the different departments to the point that important information that SHOULD be shared, never gets dispersed to employees. Salaries are another major complaint of mine. The duties and responsibilities of employees do not match the pay scale. Increases were talked about, but never given. Select employees received "promotions" that were accompanied by pay increases with, to the best of my knowledge, no increase in duties. I see many people that go far beyond their prescribed duties that have gotten nothing. It is very difficult to work in a job where you are not happy."

"My supervisor did not pass along an important memo to me regarding the changes in payroll. Don't know what can be done to insure that all memos reach all affected employees?"

"We have a communication problem in finance. We also have lots of attitude. Each person in this department has their own set of rules. You never get a thanks or good job. This department is very hard to work in. The morale is not a very pleasant one."

"It would be beneficial for LDPW to take suggestions from employees who have done a specific job for years instead of doing something what they think is right when they don't have the knowledge or the understanding of a job."

"Supervisors need to value workers more, and they need to listen to the workers' opinions on jobs and other ideas about doing jobs, not just to do a job the way they want it all the time. The bosses have developed a my way or no way attitude and I think it is a sorry situation. A worker has to work twice as hard because a supervisor wants it his way."

Do you need any other reason not to return Charlotte Randolph to office?

Gazette Writers Strike Back

In letters to the editor which appeared in today's Lafourche Gazette, two writers for the paper, Lori Guidry and Doug Cheramie, took issue with Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph for claiming, in a letter to the editor of her own in a previous edition, that they were biased when they exposed the fact that Charlotte had lots of money for Cam's Palace in Thibodaux, but not enough money to move services provided at the decrepit annex in Galliano to the new space available in the new Galliano library. Read 'em. Sounds like Pulitzer Prize investigative journalism to me.

What about the Cote Blanche bridge?

What about Charlotte declaring an emergency on September 21, and all the barns were closed and no one was at the parish office to answer the phones, since they close on Fridays, for citizens desiring sand bags? That's what I call emergency planning!

More Gazette Ad

Charlotte accuses me of "attacking" the Port Commission in the ad in Sunday's Gazette. OK. You mean the illegal contracts with attorneys they had, Charlotte? The one with Loulan? They gave that one up, right? What about the second one, the illegal one I filed suit over? They gave that one up too, right?

Oh, by the way, after you lose, you think the ever popular Emperor Ted will give you back your $800 per month contract? That's right readers, Randolph Publications had an $800 per month contract with the Port Commission, which they lost after Charlotte got elected. What they did for $800? I don't know. Ask Emperor Ted. This is the same Emperor Ted who had the Port attorney shadowing me at Council meetings after I blew open Charlotte's misuse of Parish credit cards.


Let's Have A Good Ole Political Hanging!

Charorge Attacks Chauvin In Gazette Ad

I guess we're having an impact on whether Charorge gets to stay at the Public tit. She placed an ad in today's Gazette taking issue with various issues on which I have trumpetted over the last year and a half (not 3 years, Charorge). DA BAGS, the wreck, Ray Cheramie doing work on HIS private property. She doesn't address the credit card misuse nor the generators nor shorting parish employees a week's check nor discontinuing recycling nor all-time low employee morale, etc. So I guess they concede all those issues, and my criticism as valid.

Hope you have another ad in Wednesday's Gazette, Charorge. My hit count is skyrocketing! Keep pushing dat traffic, baby!


HANG 'EM HIGH!

Charlotte Randolph Will Stoop To Anything To Stay At The Public Trough

When you thought Charlotte and George Randolph could not stoop any lower, surprise, they do. This is a post left on the Comet forum yesterday:

"Road Runner
Posted 13 October 2007 04:04 PM Hide Post

Chauvin, thought you had died, I really missed you and Butch (Savoy) Monnier. I knew Lasseigne's campaign manager told ya'll to quit coming on the blog cause ya'll were killing Lasseigne.

Saw your mother at Truck's event today, what a lovely lady, got the mouth of a drunken sailor. The nut sure didn't fall far from the tree. You must be so proud of each other.
Posts: 159 | Registered: 01 November 2006"

Road Runner is a userid Charlotte and George use on the forum. This post was written by Charlotte. Charlotte Randolph approached my Mother's table, where my Mom, my Stepfather and several of their friends were seated. My Mother reacted as any Mother would a day after Charlotte Randolph spoke badly about her son on KLRZ Friday - she told her she thought she had a lot of nerve walking up to her table considering what had transpired on the radio Friday and told her to move away. My Mother likely used colorful language. I understand Charlotte Randolph also uses colorful language during some of her drunken stupors.

I believe Charlotte's posting is representative of her and her husband's characters. They will do whatever it takes to keep their places at the public trough, even if it means attacking family members of their critics.