Lincoln Police Juror Sharyon Mayfield, Ruston Mayor Dan Hollingsworth, MCS CEO Caroline Reaves, LA Gov. Bobby Jindal, State Sen. Mike Walsworth
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal this afternoon promised that he would help the long-suffering taxpayers of the Town of Jonesboro with their ongoing problems regarding the town’s controversial mayor Leslie Thompson.
Jindal said he expected that the state’s Attorney General and Legislative Auditor would do their jobs and that if they needed any help, he would provide it.
Jindal added that taxpayers deserve accountability with public funds, whether local or state, and that corruption was not acceptable no matter where it was.
District 33 State Senator Mike Walsworth, a new member of the Louisiana Audit Advisory Council (LAAC) told Lincoln Parish News Online (LPNO) that although this week’s meeting of the council did not have Jonesboro on the agenda, he said the matter may come up for discussion.
The governor was in Ruston to announce opening of an office for Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS), a company that works with major mortgage servicing firms to maintain vacant properties. The company will begin hiring in August and expects to have 40 employees by the end of 2013, and another 50 by 2019.
Said Jindal:
“MCS could have invested in another state, but chose Louisiana because of the area’s highly-educated workforce, the strong work ethic of our people, and Louisiana’s strong business climate. MCS is joining a growing list of companies that are investing in Louisiana because we have fostered a positive business climate and we have some of the best workers in the world.”
Also on hand was Ruston’s mayor Dan Holligsworth, who said:
“It has been a special pleasure to work with Caroline Reaves, the CEO of MCS, and her staff over these past months to the fruition of this goal. Because of the efforts of their CEO, who is a Louisiana Tech alum, Ruston was included in their search efforts for a new location.”
Reaves, a Lake Charles native, is a 1985 graduate of Louisiana Tech University (LTU) in business economics.
See here the full press release.
07/09/2012 at 4:22 pm |
Thank you, Gov. Jindal. I hope you keep your word and do what needs to be done, unlike our DA, Mr. Stewart.
07/09/2012 at 4:29 pm |
First off….it has not been proven the Mayor of Jonesboro is corrupt.
The statement by our governor is a generalized statement.
He is not saying our Mayor Thompson is corrupt.
07/10/2012 at 7:18 am |
YOUR A DUMBA**!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
07/10/2012 at 9:39 am |
Are you kidding? Who in thunder do you think has created all the financial PROBLEMS in Jonesboro?
I agree with AAA. The lights in your head must be very dim.
07/09/2012 at 4:34 pm |
It won’t take him long to figure out that something in not right with Jonesboro. I hope he not only starts with the mayor, but the council, and most definite the wonderful DA we have also!
07/09/2012 at 4:46 pm |
He sure doesn’t mind pumping the grants to Jonesboro though, guess that’s just politics as usual.
07/09/2012 at 5:22 pm |
Remember Jonesboro can’t get anymore grants because audits haven’t been completed.
07/09/2012 at 4:59 pm |
This will put the spotlight on Jonesboro now statewide. But we have had promises from politicians for over a year now, what counts is what action is taken.
07/10/2012 at 9:41 am |
Hopefully, Jindal will put the pressure on the morons in BR and our local DA to get this issue over with once and for all.
07/09/2012 at 5:58 pm |
At what time did Jindal’s plane leave Ruston? That’s the time he quit thinking about Jonesboro.
07/09/2012 at 6:20 pm |
I disagree Don, it was when he took the next question.
07/10/2012 at 7:33 pm |
You said a mouthful there, Don. I’m not holding my breath on Jindal…
07/09/2012 at 6:23 pm |
I just watched the king’s spokeswoman on KTVE 10, she was trying to make the sheriff look like an idiot, oh well her effort to convert a pig’s ear into a silk purse will never happen, she can’t twist the words enough to change the facts to reveal anything other than pure stupidity.
07/09/2012 at 7:06 pm |
Was this the evening news?
07/09/2012 at 7:33 pm |
not the part on what the Governor said, but the other on the Sheriff. Watch channel 10 at ten o’clock
07/09/2012 at 8:23 pm |
That shouldnt be to hard
07/10/2012 at 9:43 am |
I do not know who the king’s spokeswoman is. Who is she?
07/09/2012 at 9:17 pm |
Hey, a new business. Let’s get a new tax ready for them; after all, they’re evil capitalists.
Job? shut up and get your food stamps.
I know what: let’s all be poor together!
07/10/2012 at 7:51 am |
Look, a new business: what do they do?
They take care of foreclosed houses for lenders, until they can be sold.
This is probably a growth industry.
I am not certain this is a harbinger of great things to come, however…
07/10/2012 at 8:35 am |
If you think Jindal is going to help Jonesboro, I hope you aren’t holding your breath.
07/10/2012 at 9:44 am |
Following the leader, the leader, the leader
We’re following the leader wherever he may go
We won’t be home till morning, till morning
We won’t be home till morning
Because he told us so
07/10/2012 at 2:43 pm |
f-jindal
07/10/2012 at 2:45 pm |
ITS ABOUT TO GO DOWN IN J-B,BE THERE TONIGHT AT 6 PM AT CITY HALL TONIGHT
07/10/2012 at 6:24 pm |
Did you say that the mayor was going to go down on someone tonight at the city hall?