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🌱 Audit flags $138,770 in misappropriated funds at Marrero-Estelle fire company
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In today's newsletter:
- Audit flags $138,770 in misappropriated funds at Marrero-Estelle fire company
- 40-year sentence in Marrero teen killing brings a mother's forgiveness
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📰 News we're reading
• Over $138K Misappropriated from Marrero, LA, Fire Company: Audit (firehouse.com) — A state audit found $138,770 in misappropriated payroll funds at Marrero-Estelle Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, prompting an employee’s dismissal and a sheriff’s investigation. Insurance reimbursed most of the money, but roughly $12,500 remains unrecovered. No charges have been filed, and fire company leaders say they have strengthened payroll controls. 
• 40-year sentence for gunman guilty of teen's Marrero killing: 'I do not hate you' (nola.com) — Cashmere Butler received a 40-year prison sentence Monday for killing 18-year-old Samuel Tague outside a Marrero tire shop in April 2025. Jurors convicted Butler of manslaughter last month. At sentencing, Tague’s mother told Butler she did not hate him, and he thanked her for her forgiveness, according to prosecutors.
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