Jacob Mathews

Baton Rouge

Investigative Reporter at The Daily Reveille

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Articles

Returning to Form: Holistic farm, forest works to rebuild

Jan 30, 2025 | pasadenaweekly.com | Jacob Mathews

Village Playgarden had something special when it opened in 2008 to educate the youth in a historically diverse area. Now, after the Eaton Fire, 45 families’ lives are displaced from the Village Playgarden community, stalling their children’s imagination and connection to the natural world.
Louisiana politicians remember Carter after his passing

Jan 9, 2025 | hannapub.com | Jacob Mathews

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Louisiana politicians remember Carter after his passing

Dec 30, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Jacob Mathews

(The Center Square) — Democrats and Republicans alike in Louisiana shared their respect and condolences for the former President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on Sunday. Many of the Pelican State's top politicians took to X to pay their respects to the longest-living former president. Gov. Jeff Landry said in a post on Sunday, "Sharon and my deepest condolences go to President Jimmy Carter's family. He was a true public servant.
Accounting issues found with Louisiana's storage tank trust fund

Dec 30, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Jacob Mathews

(The Center Square) — The motor fuels underground storage tank trust fund in Louisiana had one issue with accounting on its financial statements. The mistake was reported in an audit of the fund, which is handled by the Department of Environmental Quality. The audit was performed by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office for the period of July 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024.
Lawmakers addressed crime, tax reform in work this year

Dec 30, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Jacob Mathews

(The Center Square) — Louisiana passed dozens of crime and tax reform bills during their regular and two special legislative sessions in 2024. Gov. Jeff Landry looked to bring in a conservative agenda during his first year as Governor and for the most part he succeeded in both areas. The special crime session in February saw a lot of new legislation, most notably in the juvenile justice arena. Three bills worked together to provide harsher penalties for young adults who committed a crime.
Louisiana transit authority spent more than $84K on terminated employees

Dec 27, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Jacob Mathews

(The Center Square) — The regional transit authority in Louisiana was found to have spent money they should not have on terminated employees. An audit of the authority's financial statements performed by Carr Riggs & Ingram, LLC found the error in their reporting. The audit was for the period of Jan. 1, 2023, until Dec. 31, 2023. Auditors obtained a listing of employees or officials that received termination payments.
Louisiana undergoes major education reform in the past year

Dec 26, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Jacob Mathews

(The Center Square) — Louisiana implemented new educational choice scholarships, accountability systems, and programs during 2024. The Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise scholarship program, or GATOR, was signed into law this year to provide educational scholarship accounts to families across the state so they can have more choice in what schools their children attend.
Environmental department has inadequate controls over hazardous waste penalties

Dec 26, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Jacob Mathews

(The Center Square) - Inadequate controls and ineffective internal functions highlight findings in an audit of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The audit was performed by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office to assess the financial reporting for the department for the period of July 1st, 2022 until June 30, 2024.
Louisiana residents list crime as one of state's most pressing issues

Dec 25, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Jacob Mathews

(The Center Square) — In Louisiana, violent and property crime numbers across the state have dropped from recent years. Despite this, a survey earlier this year from the Manship School at LSU found that 72% of Louisiana residents say the amount of crime has increased in the past few years, with 41% saying crime is increasing in their local communities.
Audit: Parish overpays misrepresentative clerks

Dec 20, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Jacob Mathews

(The Center Square) – Accounting contractors working for St. John the Baptist Parish were grossly overpaid for their work and were later found to be misrepresenting themselves, the Louisiana state auditor's office says. An audit performed by the Louisiana Legislative Auditors reviewed the parish clerk of court financial documents for the period of July 1, 2015, to May 31, 2024.