Wednesday, November 01, 2006
BLANCO'S- L (Louisiana) R (Re-election) A (Authority).
ADVOCATE
By MICHELLE MILLHOLLON
Advocate Capitol News Bureau
(excerpt)
Only five jobs still are up for grabs at the Louisiana Recovery Authority. Of the 25 filled positions at the agency guiding the hurricane recovery, 19 pay more than $50,000 a year.
Staff members include faces familiar to the state political scene, attorneys and former journalists.
(LRA Chairman Norman) Francis said the LRA had to pay competitively to get a high-caliber staff. “You get what you pay for,” he said...
LPNS COMMENTARY: Question- Who are these "faces familiar to the state political scene, attorneys and former journalists?" Pay close attention to the line up of people handing out the billions of dollars in pay & contracts from the LRA.
We call it Blanco's L (Louisiana) R (Re-election) A (Authority). Remember, “You get what you pay for.”
