A Mamou woman said a gambling problem led her to use a Eunice company’s credit cards to steal about $80,000, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
By the mid-1980s, gas prices were at record lows as foreign oil flooded the marketplace and Louisiana, having collected millions in severance taxes during the preceding decade, was now facing massive budget deficits.
Some folks with a bit of white in their hair may remember the uproar in the 1950s when State Police superintendent Francis Grevemberg began to crack down on gambling, particularly slot machines.