[StBernard] Clerk of Court follow up

[Westley Annis]

Wendy,

Are you investigating that office for some reason?  I must have missed that 
and I'm not as computer saavy as you so I don't know how to go read 
archieves.  How do you know all of that stuff is going on?  I was not aware 
of any of that.  All I know is of my experiences with the office and it has 
always been good service.  No nonsense, yes, but I always thought it was 
just that she ran a tight ship and was a stern boss from what I could see.  
I didn't know about screaming matches or humiliation or any of that other 
stuff.  Never had anything lost or had anything out of the ordinary happen.

Laurie



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>I went through the archives to read most of the transmissions regarding 

>Lena

>Torres and her staff.  The staff may come across as unprofessional and 

>rude.

>But, that is because they are NOT ALLOWED to socialize with anyone,

>including each other.  That office is run like a dictatorship.  I have

>witnessed screaming matches in that office, mostly including Lena's

>daughter, Lena Torres Nunez.  They talk down to their employees and try to

>humiliate them in front of people, not just me.  Start inquiring with legal

>staff around the parish and they can tell you the same thing.  That entire

>office needs revamping.

>

>As for Lena Torres running an efficient office, that is not true.  Would an

>efficient office NOT abide by the law and mandate fax filing or post the

>clerk's fees where the public could see them?  Would an efficient office 

>NOT

>have a website?  Would an efficient office NOT have access to all public

>documents?  Would an efficient office cause original court records to be

>lost or destroyed without having duplicates stored somewhere (hard copy or

>electronic)?  Would an efficient office NOT have lost important mortgage 

>and

>conveyance index records?  What does that subscriber consider efficient?  I

>don't consider that efficient at all!

>

>The longer someone is in office, the higher the probability for that person

>to become corrupt.  Why do you think that Sidney Torres III is spending so

>much money to get his mother back into that office?  I can't wait to see 

>the

>Finance Committee reports on the spending.  At this point, I've spent about

>$3,500.  The Torreses must have spent over $20,000 to $30,000 at this point

>and we are just getting started.  By election time, they will probably 

>spend

>over $100,000, for a position that pays less than that.  Ask yourself why

>that is.  Why is it so important to keep them in there controlling that

>office?

>

>I'll keep you posted!

>

>Thanks,

>Wendy