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'This makes the state look bad;' Lawmakers grill Civil Service about pay raises exposed by WBRZ Play Video
March 28, 2022 6:42 PM
BATON ROUGE- The Senate Finance Committee grilled leaders of State Civil Service Monday asking pointed questions about large pay raises they received. Stream WBRZ newscasts here The WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered Director Byron Decoteau received a $20,000 raise last year. His two underlings also received large pay increases... more » -
Top three state agency officers get lucrative raises; Everyone else? 'No,' boss tells Nakamoto Play Video
March 16, 2022 5:50 PM
BATON ROUGE- State Civil Service allowed leaders of the agency to help themselves to extraordinary raises last year, the WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered. Stream WBRZ newscasts here In a recent inquiry from the WBRZ team, documents showed one of the top executives received 11 pay increases in three... more » -
Taxpayer-funded agency doled out raises to some employees during height of pandemic Play Video
June 8, 2021 5:32 PM
BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, an organization funded by millions of dollars in taxpayer money, handed out up to four-percent raises for employees during the height of the pandemic. Chief Executive Officer Tasha Clark Amar is among those who received the four-percent raise. Everyone... more » -
OMV commissioner mum on lucrative raises for few employees Play Video
February 5, 2020 4:47 PM
BATON ROUGE – Unusually high raises were given to four civil service employees within the Office of Motor Vehicles. State officials have been mum on the raises – three of the employees are closely aligned with ranking administrators at higher levels of government. The employees were given a... more » -
Shintech's tax exemption expires at Plaquemine facility, big raises coming to Iberville Sheriff's Office Play Video
January 2, 2020 5:30 PM
PLAQUEMINE - Santa just passed last week, and Christmas will come again in July when large raises are doled out at the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office. The raises are a result of property taxes paid by Shintech. A 10-year property tax exemption at the Plaquemine facility expired in 2019. It... more » -
Parish attorney refuses to answer questions about whether $120,000 in raises were legitimate Play Video
September 26, 2019 7:29 PM
BATON ROUGE- Questions are being raised after Parish Attorney Andy Dotson flat-out refused to answer questions about why he doled out $121,000 in raises to 14 employees while he was acting as the interim parish attorney. In August, the WBRZ Investigative Unit obtained documents from the Parish Attorney's Office... more »