Among the state-taxpayer-funded spending:
► $1 million for Pointe-aux-Chenes Elementary in Terrebonne Parish. The School Board has closed the school, citing low enrollment, but Native American residents are pushing to create a French immersion program there.
► $2 million for the Central Athletic Foundation in East Baton Rouge.
► $2.5 million for Johnston Street lighting in Lafayette.
► $110,000 to upgrade the computer system for the District Attorney’s Office that serves Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes.
About $48 million 56% of all lawmaker pet project funding went to 12 parishes represented by six powerful lawmakers who oversee the state’s finances, according to an analysis done by Louisiana Illuminator.
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Jared Brossett qualifies to run for City Council on July 18, 2018.
District D Councilman Jared Brossett almost has as much cash on hand in his campaign account than all the other council members combined. Brossett, who is term limited and expected to run for an at-large City Council position later this year, reported $103,471.61 in available dollars on his 2020 annual campaign finance report, which was filed last week.
The other five City Council members (excluding newly appointed at-large member Donna Glapion) show a total of approximately $116,000 in available dollars.
Brossett started 2020 with $102,178 in the bank and took in $1,750 during the year. Though his only donation in 2020 was to St. Augustine Church, Brossett’s 2019 expenditures included Biden for President, Kamala Harris for the People, JBE for Louisiana Leadership PAC and the McDonogh 35 Alumni Association.