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Louisiana Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals

  • David VitterDavid VitterFmr. U.S. Senator [R-LA]32 Years in GOP
    2007 07
    Used a notorious DC escort service at least five times as a US Representative while still married to his wife Wendy Vitter and after having spent most of his political career touting the importance of traditional "family values"
    According to the "DC Madam" who had logged multiple calls from Vitter's phone number and implicitly by the Senator himself who admitted to a "serious sin" after the allegations became public
  • Clay HigginsClay HigginsU.S. Representative [R-LA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon385k
    5/18/23
    Forcefully grabbed and pushed back a citizen journalist filming him and other congresspeople giving a press conference outside the US Capitol as the victim yelled "you're hurting me!" while asking Higgins to let him go
    According to a video of the incident reported by The Daily Beast
  • Vance McAllisterVance McAllisterFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    4/07/14
    Made out with one of his married congressional aides inside his office while he was married with five kids
    According to a video of the incident reported by local media

Louisiana Republican State Legislator Scandals

  • Elbert GuilloryFmr. State Senator [R-LA]
       
    11/21/22
    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 City Official Scandals

  • Mike YenniMike 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
  • Elgene GaryElgene GaryCity Council Member [R-LA]
       
    2/21/22
    Sexually molested at least three young children on different occasions over a multiyear period
    According to charging documents filed by local police