🚨 FIRST TO REPORT! We were the first to uncover the blatantly false text messages in Senate District 23, and the first to break the arrest of Eddie Lau. Now, we dig deeper into money, influence, and the political contracts quietly flowing his way.
The Advocate Reports
For the sake of brevity, it doesn’t make sense to cover some of the items recently reported by the Advocate concerning various campaigns Lau worked on. This is not an endorsement of their work, but they occasionally get some things correct. We’re not in the business of rubber-stamping legacy media, but credit where it’s due: the Advocate has published several accurate points about Lau’s campaign history. Much of this information, like campaign finance filings, is public record and easily verified.
Lau has worked as a political consultant in the area for quite some time. Unsurprisingly, many politicians and political campaigns in the area have his fingerprints. Nor do we have any reason to dispute the claims of the Advocate (although we have not verified) that Lau and his business have been paid more than $500,000 in the last seven years. Many have praised Lau’s work. Some have even admired him as something of a Mr. Miyagi, a reference to the fictional wise Japanese karate master from The Karate Kid movies. So, what sparked a person otherwise described as a mild-mannered professional in the industry to launch such visceral attacks against Brach Myers? Perhaps this had more to do with associations than with Lau himself.
Woke Right “Konservatives”
Labels are the lazy man’s weapon—but they work, especially in politics. These days, calling someone a “RINO” or “woke” can end a debate before it begins. That’s how a new breed of right-wing disruptors—what we’ll call the “Konservatives”—are playing the game. They exploit the same tactics as the woke left, but aim their fire inward, tearing at the foundations of traditional conservatism. Eddie Lau didn’t act alone—he was part of this chaos-driven movement.
In 2007, Bryan Caplan published a book entitled “The Myth of the Rational Voter.” In it, Caplan indicated that voters are worse than ignorant; they are irrational and vote accordingly. A consensus of political scientists accepts that the average citizen’s level of political knowledge is extraordinarily low.
H.L. Mencken described democracy as “a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.” In a society plagued by ignorance, applying labels to categorize people or groups of people is a convenient (but lazy) way to establish sides of an issue. This is true regardless of whether there is any merit to the argument or the label being applied. But categorizing things is human nature, and playing into this cheap thought and cheap talk can be an effective political strategy.
With that said, not every Republican is a Conservative. Not every Democrat is a crazy wokie. In Republican circles, when you lean to the middle or the left, you are often identified as a RINO (Republican In Name Only). The term “Woke Right” has also been used to describe a segment of “extremists” within right-wing politics that have adopted many of the strategies of the woke left: deception through the use of negative-sounding labels.
What we saw locally in the Senate District 23 race was a merger of another group of people within the “Woke Right” movement. This group seems to enjoy creating turmoil and chaos within the Republican establishment. We’ll call them the Konservatives. We may have to cover that in more detail in the future. For now, IYKYK!
LEST WE DIGRESS
It’s common knowledge that a law enforcement investigation has led to his arrest. What we don’t know at this point is who else is involved. By many accounts, these strategies seem “out of character” for Lau. But then again, people can make irrational judgments when money and power are at stake. There is much money to be made quickly by running political campaigns. But we also know that the money doesn’t stop there.
On many occasions, Lau, who participated in or ran a political campaign, would later receive a taxpayer-funded contract or compensation from the political figure he had helped get elected. In that respect, Lau, like the “Konservatives,” could have adopted a ‘win at any cost’ mindset—a willingness to lie to be victorious and ultimately benefit financially.
We don’t have to speculate whether Lau received financial benefits after an election if his candidate was successful. We know he did on several occasions.
Lau hired in Youngsville
On or before February 1, 2025, Lau’s firm, RM Partners, entered into a $2,500/month contract with the Youngsville Police Department for “digital media management.” The deal also granted Lau $1,000 annually for advertising and, notably, full ownership of any media produced for the department, plus access to confidential law enforcement data.
According to the contract, any product created by Lau for the City of Youngsville is not owned by the City; instead, Lau retains ownership. Also, Lau may access “confidential information,” including “law enforcement data.” This is all very interesting considering that the Youngsville Police Department seems to be moving toward less transparency under Chief Broussard.
It also calls into question how the Youngsville Police Department handled a certain criminal complaint. A complaint concerning the same text message activity, which led to the arrest of Lau when investigated by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, was also filed with the Youngsville Police Department the same week. NO INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED into those allegations. Instead, an offense report was generated and submitted to the District Attorney WITHOUT A SUSPECT EVER BEING IDENTIFIED. Why is that?
“NO INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED… WITHOUT A SUSPECT EVER BEING IDENTIFIED.”
The complainant followed up with the Youngsville Police Department on March 13, 2025, when Eddie Lau was arrested. Assistant District Attorney Alan Haney ultimately rejected the March 20, 2025, complaint “due to no suspect being listed.” Haney also remarked: “However, if your agency obtains more information about this case, please submit it in Sharefile so that the DAs can review it.”
Lau’s other gigs
Lau also worked on Jason Willis‘s campaign for Mayor of the City of St. Martinville. Just two months later, the City began making payments to RM Partners, LLC. Between September 2022 and August 2024, Lau’s business was paid $15,700. Additionally, City Attorney Allan Durand is pretty adamant that an additional payment of $6,500 was made, but the City is unable to find any record of it.
On September 27, 2023, RM Partners was identified as an administrator to the Facebook page of the Breaux Bridge Police Department. We learned this when researching why individuals and comments were allegedly blocked from the public forum. RM Partners was paid $28,000 by the Breaux Bridge Police Chief Buz’d LeBlanc between February of 2023 and March of 2024 to administer the department’s Facebook account; however, no contract was ever executed. Also, despite the relationship allegedly ending in March of 2024, RM Partners was still listed as an administrator on the account when we inquired in March of 2025.
It just keeps going!
Between October 2023 and March 2025, the Village of Maurice reported paying RM Partners, LLC $9,000. Several of the payments were broken up into smaller payments of $166.66 and $166.67 ($166.66 + $166.66 + $166.67 = $500.00) and coded to different accounts. Lau is an administrator on the village’s Facebook page, as are Jeremy Hidalgo and Alderman Jonathan Schlicher.
Then, between October 2020 and April 2023, the City of Rayne reported paying RM Partners, LLC $77,750, with several of the payments broken up into smaller payments of $166.66 and $166.67. There were no contracts on file with the City of Rayne, and despite the last payment being made to RM Partners in 2023, Lau remained an administrator on their Facebook account until our public records request brought attention to that fact.
Lastly, the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District paid RM Partners $5,500.00 in September 2021 to conduct polling. Then, beginning in November 2021 and continuing for one year, the District paid RM Partners $8,000.00 monthly.
Summary of Public Payments to Lau’s Firms
| Client | Amount Paid | Contract? | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Maurice | $9,000 | ✔️ | Payment split into micro-transactions |
| St. Martinville | $15,700 + $6,500 | ✔️ | One payment unrecorded, confirmed by attorney |
| Youngsville PD | $2,500/mo + $1,000/yr | ✔️ | Includes media ownership + law enforcement data access |
| Breaux Bridge PD | $28,000 | ❌ | No contract; admin access confirmed in 2025 |
| City of Rayne | $77,750 | ❌ | No contract; remained admin until flagged |
| Teche-Vermilion District | $5,500 + $96,000 | ✔️ | $8,000/mo for one year after initial polling payment |
| St. Martin Sheriff | $18,428 + $21,500 + $15,000/yr | ✔️ | Three contracts across RM Partners, Versa Group, FLEET |
| Iberia Sheriff | Unknown | ❌ (denied by agency) | Listed as client; no records or payments confirmed |
Lau’s work with Law Enforcement Officials
Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy “The Tax Man” Romero denies that his office has had any agreements with Lau or RM Partners in the last three years or has made payments to either of them in the previous five years. Despite this, RM Partners has listed Iberia Parish Sheriff Romero as a client. Likewise, the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory has denied the existence of any agreements or payments, but is also listed as a client by RM Partners.
On the other hand, St. Martin Parish Sheriff Beckett Breaux has contracted or paid at least three separate business entities associated with Lau. In October 2024, Breaux entered into a contract with Versa Group, another Lau business. Between July 2023 and January 2025, $18,428 in payments were made to that company, which included a $7,500 payment to conduct an employee survey.
Between October 2023 and July 2024, Breaux also paid RM Partners $21,500, including a $6,500 payment to conduct “polling.” Most recently, Breaux contracted with Federal Law Enforcement Enterprise Technologies, LLC, another company operated by Lau, agreeing to pay him $15,000 annually for services.
More to come?
The allegations surrounding Lau raise concerns over the accuracy of information provided by multiple government agencies, which have contracted with Lau to operate their social media accounts and webpages. After all, if Lau was responsible or could be easily persuaded into launching a “knowingly false” labels campaign on Brach Myers to win a political race, how far would he be willing to go to keep his government clients happy and his lucrative fees flowing in?
You may not realize that Lau’s arrest may be just the tip of the iceberg. When a man under criminal investigation is managing the public image of police departments and city governments, it’s fair to ask: who’s really in control of the message—and how far are they willing to go to protect it? By the way, buckle up if you think this game plan is unique to Lau. We’re not done exploring waste, fraud, abuse, and grift.
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