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Photo update needed

I tried and failed to successfully update the photograph to the official portrait from the Louisiana Senate website, because this one is decades out of date. It was deleted for copyright reasons, allegedly. If you have the Wikipedia and Wikimedia skills, please give it another go? Thanks. Economy1 (talk) 13:05, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 April 2024

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Change "Cleo Ave Fields" to "Cleo Fields" Remove "Contraversy" Remove "Relationship to Edwin Edwards" Thrive3210 (talk) 19:49, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done: I've removed his middle name as unsourced. You'll need to give a bit more explanation as to why the other parts should be removed. Liu1126 (talk) 21:29, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This information is misleading to the public. Thrive3210 (talk) 16:01, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: no reason given for the second part of the request. M.Bitton (talk) 00:16, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cleo Fields is not an "unindicted co-conspirator and has not been declared one in ANY case. This needs to be removed. It is inaccurate information. Thrive3210 (talk) 13:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Remove "Controversy" headline and paragraph.

Remove "Relationship with Edwin Edwards" headline and paragraph. Thrive3210 (talk) 16:00, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. RudolfRed (talk) 18:45, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cleo Fields is not an "unindicted co-conspirator" and has not been declared as such in ANY case. This information needs to be removed for its inaccuracy. Thrive3210 (talk) 13:04, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Request to Remove Inaccurate Information

I am requesting the removal of the following paragraphs: "Controversy In 1997, Fields was caught on an FBI surveillance tape stuffing about $20,000 in cash in his pockets after accepting it from then Governor Edwin Edwards. Fields was not charged with a crime.[7] It was later revealed that Fields had abused his congressional franking privileges by sending newsletters to his district, at a cost of about $46,000, paid for by taxpayers, that were used for his gubernatorial bid.

Relationship with Edwin Edwards In the 1997 trial of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, prosecutors released an FBI surveillance videotape showed him receiving a large amount of cash ($20,000 to $25,000) which the FBI believed was to be used to influence votes in granting casino licenses. Fields was named an "unindicted co-conspirator,"[11] but was never formally charged. Jim Letten, leader of the prosecution team and later acting U.S. attorney, said Fields came close to being indicted.[12] At the time, Fields stated that the incident was just an innocent business transaction between friends, and said there was a humorous explanation, which he would make public shortly thereafter. A cloud hung over Fields in Edwards' criminal trial and in the end Fields refused to deliver the promised "humorous" explanation, stating that at the time of the cash transfer, he was not an elected official, and therefore under no obligation to explain publicly."

Reason: The paragraph contains inaccurate information and misrepresents the facts. Cleo Fields was never indicted for the claims mentioned. Additionally, the sources cited do not substantiate the content.

Proposed Change: Remove the paragraphs entirely.

I appreciate your attention to this matter. Thank you for your consideration. Gooddeeds25 (talk) 15:11, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. M.Bitton (talk) 01:23, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]