House candidate James Perry is a young man in a hurry with tickets to prove it
by Stephanie Grace - Times-Picayune (excerpt)

(I)f there is a skeleton in your closet, whatever it is, you can pretty much count on your opponents finding it and trotting it out in public. If you can't show that their allegations aren't true, you'd better get to work on a really good excuse. What Helena Moreno says about James Perry, her opponent in the May 29 District 93 runoff for state Legislature, is true. Perry, the housing advocate and former mayoral candidate, admitted it. He didn't exactly have a choice. According to documents distributed by Moreno's campaign, Perry has racked up 90 parking tickets and 42 traffic citations over the years, and he's been held in contempt of court 14 times. He's been caught driving without insurance. He's been arrested twice, once for driving with a suspended license and tinted windows, and once for unlawful use of a license, failing to meet equipment requirements and, for good measure, not wearing his seat belt. Perry's excuse? Not exactly convincing. "What can I say? I have a bad driving record," he said.