Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration “misclassified” a $34.6 million default payment that Northrop Grumman Ship Systems made to Louisiana Economic Development in 2011 after the shipyard failed to meet certain hiring obligations, according to a newly released audit of the state’s Executive Department by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. Instead of using the money to pay off equipment the state had
Jindal-era economic development deal that didn’t go as planned now costing Louisiana millions
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