Five Louisiana lawmakers indicted in state insurance probe
A federal grand jury indicted former state official W. W. McDougall and four ex representatives Thomas Wagner, Francis Bickford, Eyman Jones, and Irving Boudreaux in a widening probe of the state insurance program. The charges involve misappropriated insurance commissions via multiple agencies and mail fraud across 1968 to 1972. McDougall faces counts of false statements and obstruction. the others face multi-count schemes to divert commissions for personal gain. Arraignments set for January 15.
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Alexandria
W. W. McDougall
Division of Administration
John J. McKeithen
Thomas Carl Wagner
Albany
Francis Bickford
Hammond
E. Holman Jones
Oakdale
Irving R. Boudreaux
Donald E. Walter
U.S
Western District of
Louisiana
Walter
McDougall
Bushnell
Grand
Commission
Well Agency
Wild’s Insurance
Bickford
Wild
Insurance Commission
Boudreaux
Goodwin and Gauthier Agency, Inc
Baton Rouge
Jones
Richard D. Tubre
A. L. Ford
Morehouse Lawyer Hightower to Be District Judge
Lemmie Hightower will be elevated to the Fourth Judicial District bench in an extraordinary session at the Morehouse Parish Courthouse. Associate Justice Mack E. Barham will administer the oath, with Rev C E Pickens and others participating in the ceremony.
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Bastrop
Lemmie Hightower
Fourth Judicial District
Fourth District Court
Mack E. Barham
Louisiana Supreme Court
Hightower
Morehouse
Barham
Morehouse Parish
Fourth Judicial Bar Association
Thomas M. Hayes Jr
Hayes
Tulane University
Fourth Court
Albin P. Lassiter
Jesse Heard
C. E. Pickens
First Presbyterian Church
Justice Barham
Edwin
Robert Farr
James Dennis
Quachita
Fourth Judicial Bench
Oak Grove Man Fined For Theft
Monroe City Court Judge El vis C. Stout fined Oak Grove resident Charles Raymond Sanches $150 or 45 days in jail plus three days for theft. Sanches, Rt. 2 Box 440 Oak Grove, faced two charges of aggravated battery later nolle pressed. William M. Inabnet of 7212 DeSiard Monroe faced fines and probation for damage to property and simple battery.
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Monroe
Elvis C. Stout
Oak Grove
Charles Raymond Sanches
Rt. 2
William M. Inabnet
DeSiard, Monroe
Nolle
Bernard Urges Abolishment of IRC
Louisiana insurance commissioner Sherman Bernard urges Gov. Edwin Edwards to abolish the Insurance Rating Commission and transfer duties to Bernard. Edwards says he will have the rating commission cooperate with Bernard to reduce rates, while Bernard suggests scrapping the commission entirely as a better solution.
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Bernard
Edwards
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Insurance Rating Commission
Sherman Bernard
Rating Commission
Public Affairs Research Council
Trial of Three Union Leaders Set to Resume
The federal conspiracy trial of three plumbing union officials resumes Feb. 12 in Alexandria. Charles L. ONeill Lee Roy Gypin and William L. Jones face charges of conspiring to trap non members into union rolls and using the mails to defraud the union. Jury tampering charges involve Doil D Garlington and his son Doil Jr in conversations with jurors.
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News - Star
Alexandria Bureau
Alexandria
Perry Pringle
Pollock
Charles L. O'Neill
Lee Roy Gypin
William L. Jones
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
National Union
O’neill
Marshall
Tex
Gypin
Jones
Doil D. Garlington
Doil Jr
Henry Louis Woods
Grady Lasgone
Newly Elected D A Plans Own SU Investigation
Ossie Brown newly elected district attorney for Baton Rouge says he will launch his own inquiry into the shooting deaths of two Southern University students. He requests Attorney General William Guste not to publish findings from Guste’s special committee and plans an independent grand jury investigation after taking office.
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Baton Rouge
Ossie Brown
Southern University
Brown
Local Motorists Booked By Police
Local law enforcement booked several motorists for DWI today. Monroe police charged Allen Ellis 38 with DWI and negligent driving, and George S. Palowsky 31 with DWI. West Monroe police booked Michael McNeill 23 and Charles Hargrove 46 on DWI. State police booked Harry J. Sims 20 for DWI resisting an officer and speeding, Joseph W. Trichell 27 for DWI, Robert Lee Gorham 24 for DWI, and Johnnie D. Estess 50 for DWI.
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Monroe
Allen Ellis
Brown Rd
George S. Palowsky
Curve Dr
West Monroe
Michael McNeill
Shreveport
Charles Hargrove
Wellerman Rd
Harry J. Sims
Joseph W. Trichell
Bastrop
Robert Lee Gorham
Johnnie D. Estess
Bossier City
Masons Install Officers In Joint West Monroe Meeting
Masonic Lodge No. 419 and J. C. Stewart Lodge No. 460 of West Monroe held a joint officer installation. Lodge 419 elected G. L. Stennett as worshipful master and 419 officers for one year. Lodge 460 installed Carl B. Chessner as worshipful master with a full slate of wardens, secretaries, deacons, stewards, marshal, and tyler.
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Masonic Lodge
J. C. Stewart Masonic Lodge
West Monroe
G. L. Stennett
R. W. Endsley
R. W. McElroy
K. D. Lee
W. A. Pennington
Archie Davis
D. L. Aldridge
K. L. Stennett
L L. Colvin
Ronald Yates
James Frith
H. C. Isaac
Marshall
W. B. Taylor
Tyler
J. C. Steward Lodge
Carl B. Chessner
Manuel L. Woodruff
Vernon A. Shelby
Ralph H. Owens
F. P. Cobb i Jr
Robert C. Joyner
Kenn Warner May
Jerry O. Walker
James C. Williams
James R. Chenault
Robert E. Shelby
Jimmy R
Greer
Joe G. Saxon
Fuglaar Attorney Seeks Concurrent State Sentence
Alexandria attorney Camille Gravel said he will ask the state court to run the state sentence for Thomas E. Fuglaar concurrent with a federal tax evasion sentence handed down by Judge Nauman S. Scott. Fuglaar received a three year federal term on five counts including tax evasion and perjury. He is to report January 3 to begin serving in a federal prison, likely Texarkana.
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News - Star
Alexandria
Camille F. Gravel
Alexandria City
Thomas E. Fuglaar
Gravel
Nauman S.scott
Fuglaar
Scott
Texarkana
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