| | In 1998, Kyle was invited by [[Leo Deslatte]], the new Republican mayor of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in Rapides Parish, to conduct an audit of the previous administration of long-term Mayor Frederick H. "Fred" Baden, Sr. (1934-2009). While Kyle's report found [[malfeasance]] regarding Baden's management, the state attorney general, Richard Ieyoub, Baden's fellow Democrat, declared insufficient evidence of wrongdoing to bring about an indictment of the 28-year Democratic mayor.<ref>Bret H. McCormick, "7-term Pineville Mayor Fred Baden remembered for 'big heart'," ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' December 18, 2009.</ref> | | In 1998, Kyle was invited by [[Leo Deslatte]], the new Republican mayor of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in Rapides Parish, to conduct an audit of the previous administration of long-term Mayor Frederick H. "Fred" Baden, Sr. (1934-2009). While Kyle's report found [[malfeasance]] regarding Baden's management, the state attorney general, Richard Ieyoub, Baden's fellow Democrat, declared insufficient evidence of wrongdoing to bring about an indictment of the 28-year Democratic mayor.<ref>Bret H. McCormick, "7-term Pineville Mayor Fred Baden remembered for 'big heart'," ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' December 18, 2009.</ref> |