Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe
September 5, 2025
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has agreed to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free trip to Hawaii and other complimentary trips while serving as the state’s attorney general. He also revealed he has accepted nearly 20 complimentary trips worth more than $13,000 since 2021. The settlement Landry reached Friday with the state ethics board ends a yearslong ethics investigation against the Republican governor. In reaching the settlement, Landry avoids having a panel of judges rule on whether he violated state law, which could have led to financial penalties exceeding $10,000 for each violation. Landry has overhauled the state ethics board since becoming governor in 2024.