Eddie Alfred Jr. is the mayor of Fenton, #Louisiana.
He also presides over its #court, which handles traffic tickets that make up a large part of Fenton’s revenue.
The village attorney said Alfred runs court fairly.
Listen to the mayor below: "Our main income is traffic tickets, and they ain't getting written."
https://www.propublica.org/article/fenton-louisiana-brought-in-1-million-through-mayors-court?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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