Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says the failure to reappoint Ronnie Jones as the chairman of Louisiana’s Gaming Control Board appears to be bad blood. Jones has held the position since 2013. Nungesser thinks it is a case of a lawmaker holding a grudge from being summons for entering a casino unlawfully last year.
“Senator Karen Carter Peterson had a little problem being exposed for having a gambling problem and I think it is retaliation,” said Nungesser.
A Louisiana State Police trooper issued Peterson a misdemeanor summons for violating a self-imposed casino ban when she gambled at L’Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge in February 2019, then she later admitted she has a gambling problem. The debate over the confirmation decisions was held behind closed doors in an executive session, with no public discussion on appointments.
Nungesser says the timing of the retaliation could not be worse as everyone needs to be pulling in the same direction to get the state back where it needs to be.
“This political craziness… there is no room for it. It’s horrible at this time to take that kind of action,” said Nungesser.
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