Louisiana Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in LA

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Louisiana Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
Louisiana Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Elbert GuilloryFmr. State Senator [R-LA]

5/15/24
Ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle, fled the area after exchanging information with the owner of the vehicle he hit and was later taken into custody after police caught up with him and were told he refused to take any field sobriety tests


According to the arresting officers who took Guillory into custody
Louisiana Republican Mayor Scandals
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Eddie Price IIIFmr. Mayor [R-LA]

6/17/10
Illegally used campaign funds to pay for various personal expenses including gambling debts, membership fees in fishing clubs and carnival organizations and numerous other personal expenses for his family and then falsely reported to state officials that the expenses were for campaign-related activities


6/17/10
Accepted over $45k worth of trips to attend professional golf tournaments from a private developer and city employee in exchange for giving them favorable treatment with city contracts and then didn't file tax returns in an effort to evade having to pay taxes on his ill-gotten money


According to charging documents filed by federal officials
Louisiana Republican City Official Scandals
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Mike YenniFmr. Alderman [R-LA]

9/29/16
Sent explicit texts to a 17-year-old boy asking if he and a 19-year-old friend of his would have three-way sex with him and for pictures of him in his underwear -- which may have violated a federal law designed to protect children from online obscenity even if it didn't violate his state's age of consent law -- leading to them eventually meeting in which he kissed him at a mall all while being married


According to an exclusive investigative report by WWL-TV
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Elgene GaryCity Council Member [R-LA]

2/21/22
Sexually molested at least three young children as young as 7 years old on different occasions at his home over a multiyear period


According to charging documents filed by local police