A multi-year ethics probe by the Louisiana Board of Ethics Committee into the financial disclosures of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has concluded.
Landry agreed to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose 19 instances of travel expenses paid for by political donors during his terms as governor and attorney general. In total, these undisclosed expenses totaled $13,540.
Among these non-disclosed travel expenses was a 2021 flight to Hawaii from June from Station Aviation, whose owner made significant donations to Landry's campaigns.
By agreeing to the settlement and publicly admitting his failure to disclose expenses, the Louisiana Ethics Committee has dropped formal charges against Landry. Had the matter gone to court, Governor Landry could have faced up to a $10,000 fine for each violation.
As part of the deal, Landry has also agreed to disclose all travel and food funded by political donors in the future.
Stephen Gelé, Landry's attorney, told AP reporters that the governor, “is glad to bring an end to this matter and continue to save the taxpayers money, as he was already doing.”
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