[mvpel]

When this first came out last year, I tried to get the police department to disclose the amount of the settlement as a matter of public record, but consistent with Louisiana government style, they disregarded the law and simply returned my letter marked "private settlement."

I was hoping someone who actually had a stake in how their tax money was being spent there in Louisiana would pick up the ball and push it through, but I suppose nobody who might cross paths with a Louisiana cop would want to rile a Louisiana cop by forcing them to obey the law.