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In July 2003, the [[Baton Rouge]] firm Utopia Entertainment, Inc., sued Claiborne Parish, through Sheriff Volentine, and LaSalle Management Company, under contract to manage the men's division of the parish jail. The company claimed copyright-infringement because inmates and visitors to the Claiborne Parish Detention Center for a $3 fee could purchase unlicensed copies of recordings by such performers as [[Eminem]], John Tesh, and [[George Strait]]. An inmate named Bo Fain was specifically cited for having made the recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qnluc0_lja0J:www.privateci.org/louisiana.htm+state+Rep.+Kenneth+Volentine+of+LA&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Claiborne Parish Detention Center: Homer, Louisiana|publisher=private.ci.org|accessdate=January 7, 2011; information no longer on-line}}</ref>
In July 2003, the [[Baton Rouge]] firm Utopia Entertainment, Inc., sued Claiborne Parish, through Sheriff Volentine, and LaSalle Management Company, under contract to manage the men's division of the parish jail. The company claimed copyright-infringement because inmates and visitors to the Claiborne Parish Detention Center for a $3 fee could purchase unlicensed copies of recordings by such performers as [[Eminem]], John Tesh, and [[George Strait]]. An inmate named Bo Fain was specifically cited for having made the recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qnluc0_lja0J:www.privateci.org/louisiana.htm+state+Rep.+Kenneth+Volentine+of+LA&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Claiborne Parish Detention Center: Homer, Louisiana|publisher=private.ci.org|accessdate=January 7, 2011; information no longer on-line}}</ref>
In July 2003, Volentine joined another former state representative from the area, Virgil Orr of Ruston in supporting the unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial contender Randy Ewing, a state senator from Jackson Parish. The governorship ultimately went to another Democrat, [[Kathleen Blanco]] of [[Lafayette]], who served from 2004 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2003/briefs-2003-07-03.html|title=Hundreds Attend Ewing Fundraiser|publisher=kcwd.com|date=June 26, 2003|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
In July 2003, Volentine joined another former state representative from the area, Virgil Orr of Ruston in supporting the unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial contender [[Randy Ewing]], a state senator from Jackson Parish. The governorship ultimately went to another Democrat, [[Kathleen Blanco]] of [[Lafayette]], who served from 2004 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2003/briefs-2003-07-03.html|title=Hundreds Attend Ewing Fundraiser|publisher=kcwd.com|date=June 26, 2003|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
In 2003, Volentine did not seek a third term as sheriff and was succeeded by Kenneth R. Bailey of Homer (born 1958), the runaway victor in the nonpartisan blanket primary held that fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2003/briefs-2003-10-09.html|author=Susan T. Herring|title=Ken Bailey Wins Big; Sales Tax Fails|publisher=kcwd.com|accessdate=January 2, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>
In 2003, Volentine did not seek a third term as sheriff and was succeeded by Kenneth R. Bailey of Homer (born 1958), the runaway victor in the nonpartisan blanket primary held that fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2003/briefs-2003-10-09.html|author=Susan T. Herring|title=Ken Bailey Wins Big; Sales Tax Fails|publisher=kcwd.com|accessdate=January 2, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>