Audit could cost future state, federal funding for Highway Safet

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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -

A searing audit into the Louisiana highway safety commission details how former leaders misused your tax dollars. The department of public safety conducted the internal audit on one of its own departments, and there’s a reason the commission is now under a microscope.

The Department of Public Safety heads the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission and launched an internal audit on its own branch.

In the audit released May 10, auditors looked at policies and procedures between July 1st, 2016 and August 27th, 2017.

They found 15 areas of concern, including commission directors having no oversight or control over payroll.  The audit found one employee who worked 500 hours, 226 of those hours were overtime.

Another finding: leaders violated state ethics laws by…

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