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Supriya Jindal foundation could help corporations gain in goodwill from governor, report says

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Supriya Jindal's Foundation for Louisiana's Children has benefited from thousands of dollars in donations from corporations with business with her husband, Gov. Bobby Jindal, according to a report in The New York Times by Eric Lipton. The foundation has collected nearly $1 million in previously unreported pledges from major oil companies, insurers and other corporations in Louisiana with high-stakes...

Supriya Jindal's Foundation for Louisiana's Children has benefited from thousands of dollars in donations from corporations with business with her husband, Gov. Bobby Jindal, according to a report in The New York Times by Eric Lipton.

Gallery previewThe foundation has collected nearly $1 million in previously unreported pledges from major oil companies, insurers and other corporations in Louisiana with high-stakes regulatory issues, according to the report.

The companies otherwise are limited in making a maximum contribution of $5,000 per election to Gov. Jindal, or $10,000 for certain political action committees.

The foundation spends almost all of the money it takes in to buy high-tech whiteboards installed so far in 50 schools.



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