In the wake of St. Tammany Parish government's failed criminal justice tax initiative last March , parish officials have launched group after group to investigate government finances as they look around for long-term funding for the courts, jail and district attorney's office.

The Parish Council has its DOGE-like Efficiency Committee. And northshore District Attorney Collin Sims helped organize a group of business people searching for revenue streams.

Now, the Chamber PAC, the political arm of the St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce, says it, too, has formed a task force and in a news release this week cited Parish President Mike Cooper's administration for "misleading budget practices, wasteful spending, and questionable contracts."

The Chamber PAC says the preliminary results of its i

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