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Lawmakers pocketing your tax dollars by double billing

Six lawmakers likely owe taxpayers money, following findings from our "Louisiana Purchased" investigation. And some have already written checks to return cash that they never should have collected. It's the latest report in a joint investigation of campaign finance by FOX 8 News and Manuel Torres of NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune.

But that hasn't stopped some lawmakers from dipping into two pots of money at the same time, for the same expense.

Read the full story from WVUE - New Orleans and The Times-Picayune here.

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