State lawmaker makes bribe-like accusation

BATON ROUGE- A state representative has accused a well respected lobbying firm of making him a shady offer.Representative Terry Brown (I-Colfax) said Wednesday a lobbyist with Southern Strategy Group in Baton Rouge offered to shower his district with corporate investments if he agreed to kill a bill he's co-sponsoring."We need a new sewer system in south Grant Parish and they offered to pay for it," said Brown.Such an arrangement may not be illegal or unethical under state law