Ex-Klansman Duke Late on Louisiana Tax Bill
<i> Associated Press</i>
METAIRIE, La. —
State Rep. David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader turned politician, admits he paid his property taxes late but said there was nothing illegal about it.
Duke, who was elected to the Louisiana Legislature as a Republican two years ago, said that he paid the property taxes and back interest for 1987, 1989 and 1990 this week because of news reports that he owed the money.
“There’s nothing illegal or immoral about waiting to pay,” said Duke, who is now running for governor.
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