Audiotape of St. Tammany Parish Republican Pol Proves Perilous; Trump and Christians Attacked, P-rn Promoted, ALA Protected - CENSORED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

In breaking news, here is a transcript of, and audio recording by, former St. Tammany Parish Library Board of Control member William (Bill) R. McHugh, III, speaking with St. Tammany Parish Council District 13 Councilman Jeff Corbin, pictured top right.  This recording was intended for use in a lawsuit Mr. McHugh just lost big as described here:

• "ALA Loses in Louisiana US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Parr v Cougle," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 11 February 2025. 

The recording was discussed in local media here:

• "After Dustup Between Republicans, St. Tammany Council Elects Jeff Corbin as Vice Chair," by Willie Swett, NOLA.com, 7 December 2024.

And here is the telephone conversation and its politically-charged nature discussed by Citizens for a New Louisiana on 19 November 2024:

My personal favorite parts of the conversation are where they talk about a law defunding the American Library Association.  Love that!  And it's going to happen more and more now that the US Department of Education exposed the "book ban" hoax and DEI is dead.  And they tell themselves they aren't "gr[00]ming" children.  We all wish it were that simple.

Now, below is the transcript and here is the transcript and full recording synched together for your listening and re-listening pleasure: TRANSCRIPT AND RECORDING BY BILL McHUGH OF JEFF CORBIN HERE [CENSORED PER ORDER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON — ST. TAMMANY PARISHES, CIVIL DIVISION, 214954 KOOP DR, 2G, MANDEVILLE LA 70471]. 

It's very rare to see a politician, Republican, no less, and a library board member so interested in keeping kids exposed to inappropriate material that they feel people must serve on and stay on library boards to keep out the Christians and the Trump supporters who oppose harming children per American Library Association's 60 years of effort.  But there it is, res ipsa loquitur.  

It happens all the time, it's just rare that it got recorded, reported, and we get to see it.  Sad.  Were I residing there, I know for whom I wouldn't vote, nor for any of their supporters or supporting library "alliances," especially not the one ALA created.

TRANSCRIPT:

[CENSORED PER ORDER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON — ST. TAMMANY PARISHES, CIVIL DIVISION, 214954 KOOP DR, 2G, MANDEVILLE LA 70471]

William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

Jeff Corbin:

William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

Jeff Corbin:

William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

Jeff Corbin:

William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

Jeff Corbin:

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Jeff Corbin:

William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

Jeff Corbin:

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Jeff Corbin:

William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

Jeff Corbin:

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William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

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William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

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[inaudible 00:13:35].

William (Bill) R. McHugh, III:

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NOTE ADDED 5 MARCH 2025:

Apparently I'm such a good investigative reporter that I have been ordered to censor my report.  So I did.  

Once ALA wanted me to remove something I published, but I didn't, so go read what Chicago's ALA wanted censored and doesn't want you to read:

• "Gay Hate @ Your Library," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 27 July 2014.

This time the censorship request comes from a legitimate source and for a legitimate-sounding reason, as opposed to ALA trying to hide its own internalized homophobia, that is still has, by the way.  I don't believe I've distributed this material past an email or so to governmental leaders in the Parishes and this publication, and I'm deleting the text and any associated links from this post.  I will not provide the transcript/audio to anyone even if asked.  I'm aiming to fully comply with the cease and desist letter posted below. And I wish all parties and all sides well.

CENSORED PER ORDER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON — ST. TAMMANY PARISHES, CIVIL DIVISION, 214954 KOOP DR, 2G, MANDEVILLE LA 70471

Given the following, I'll be publishing the censorship order in full: "Any e-mail may be construed as a public document, and may be subject to a public records request.  The contents of this e-mail reflect the opinion of the writer, and are not necessarily the opinion or policy of the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office or St. Tammany Parish Government."

Cease and Desist Letter

J. Collin Sims

District Attorney 

22nd Judicial District

Washington – St. Tammany Parishes

Civil Division                                                                 Telephone: (985) 898-3427

214954 Koop Drive, 2G                                                 Fax: (985) 867-5124

Mandeville, LA 70471

Dan Kleinman 

641 Shunpike Rd #123, Chatham, NJ 07928 

Phone: 973-610-8296 

SafeLibraries@pm.me 

VIA EMAIL 

Re: Anthony Parr; et al, Plaintiffs—Appellees, v. David Cougle, et al Defendant—Appellant, Kathy Seiden et al. Docket No. 24-30523 

Dear Mr. Kleinman: 

In the case referenced above, the District Attorney for St. Tammany Parish very recently successfully litigated the question of whether the recordings of conversations between two St. Tammany Parish Councilmembers and Bill McHugh are protected by the legislative privilege. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the privilege applied. In light of this ruling, in our view, the material that is covered by the privilege is similar to intellectual property or material protected by copyright laws. Absent express permission from the holder of the privilege, any use of material protected by the privilege without authority is actionable. 

Because the Councilmembers whose conversations were recorded did not release the recordings to the public, and did not give you express permission to post the recordings, your use of the recordings and transcripts of the recordings and transmission of the recordings and transcripts to third parties is a violation of the legislative privilege. Please consider this to be a formal demand for you to immediately cease publishing the recordings and transcripts on the internet, and to cease transmitting the recordings and transcripts to third parties in any form, electronic or otherwise. We ask that the post be taken down within 24 hours of your receipt of this correspondence. If you fail to comply, we will seek recourse against you in the courts. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation. 

                                                         Respectfully, 

                                                         /s/

                                                         ___________________________________ 

                                                         James J. Bolner, Jr. 

                                                         Assistant District Attorney

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• "Legal Defense for SLAPP Suits Against Free Speech"

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