Family First St. Tammany Launches Effort To Recall Tape
Family First St. Tammany was formed with the sole purpose of recalling Dr. Christopher Tape. A dedicated group of volunteers, they were formed to remove Dr. Tape as Coroner, educate families, and keep sexual predators out of elected offices in Saint Tammany Parish.
Dr. Christopher Tape, forensic pathologist, qualified to run for St. Tammany Coroner in Fall of 2023. No one else qualified to run, therefore he walked into office without an official election, meaning our community lost the right to examine the candidate and speak for ourselves.
- 2001/2002: Dr. Christopher Tape was charged with 6 counts of sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl. The charges included whipping the young girl and ...
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2022: Most recently, he settled a sexual harassment claim made by a female employee at his Louisiana Forensic Center. The records were sealed at the request of the victim.
"If the sexual allegations are not enough, Tape performed my 14 yr old son's autopsy. He said my son "accidentally" shot himself execution style in the back of his head with a 22...
With the submission deadline set for Monday, Family First St. Tammany has a difficult update to share: we have not reached the required number of signatures to proceed with the recall petition against the Coroner.
We want to express our deepest gratitude to the brave survivors who shared their painful stories at our events. Your voices are the heart of this movement, and we remain committed to ad... Read More
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Author: David Hammer / WWL Louisiana Investigator
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The recall campaign has until late October to collect about 35,000 signatures from registered voters to trigger a recall election.
Author: David Hammer / WWL Louisiana Investigator
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — Republican Party leaders in St. Tammany Parish joined their Democratic counterparts and most of the area’s elected officials Thursday in calling for coroner Christopher Tape to resign.
The r... Read More
By Chris Joseph
Published: May. 9, 2024 at 6:57 PM CDT|Updated: 27 minutes ago
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - State lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday (5/9) aimed at curbing who can become the St. Tammany Parish Coroner and the power that coroner has.
The bill has sailed through the legislature with little opposition and now needs passage in the full House of Representatives before landing on the governo... Read More
But across the metro area, recall efforts have historically had little success
NOLA.com By ALEX LUBBEN
Bill Taulli's plan was to listen to a classic rock cover band at the Covington Trailhead on a balmy late spring evening. He had no intention of voicing his opposition to St. Tammany Parish's embattled coroner, Christopher Tape.
But given the opportunity, he didn't pass it up.
"Are you going t... Read More