Slush Fund Desperation
I didn't attend last night's Council meeting, but I understand that Charlotte tried once again to get her $15.88 million slush fund proposal election date changed. She tried to get it placed on a July ballot. (That means, it will cost the tax payers of Lafourche $70,000 to stage it since the State has no statewide elections on that date and, thusly, will not pay the cost. Charlotte don't care; it ain't her money.) Vote: 5-4 against changing the date. (Correction: It was a vote to put it on the agenda by 2/3s vote that failed. The date change was not considered. They are going to try again by placing it on the next regular agenda.) This is clearly a last gasp attempt to get it on a date when few people would vote, thusly, increasing its chance of passage. Can you say cynical ploy? The Public needs no clearer evidence that Queen Charlotte distrusts its wisdom than this move. Let them eat cake, indeed! You know what happened to that Queen, right? One word: guillotine

The buzz on the street, and a conversation I overheard on the second floor of the Council offices, is that they are running out of money. They fear they will not be able to make payroll later in the year. That means lay-offs. OUCH! Bad news for a politician in an election year. Wait, I thought that money was for public works projects?!?! You mean they are not only proposing a bad bond proposal, but it's a bait and switch also? Talk about false advertising.