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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 02:35 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 23 November 2010 02:35
Republican Jay Dardenne was sworn in and immediately saved the state $130,000.
From Nola.com:
Dardenne, the outgoing secretary of state who won a special Nov. 2 election to fill the 14 months remaining in the lieutenant governor’s term, told a standing-room-only audience at the Old State Capitol that he will not fill the position now and probably will not for the rest of the term.
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9 CommentsHe said the move will save the $130,000 annual salary that now goes to agency Secretary Pam Breaux. Breaux returns to her old job as head of the department’s Office of Cultural Development at a lower salary.
“I am not going to eliminate the position, I am just not going to fill it,” Dardenne told reporters after his brief inauguration ceremonies.
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