Los Angeles labor leaders failed Thursday to name a successor to former City Councilman Martin Ludlow, as fresh details surfaced about the investigation that caused him to resign as head of their politically powerful coalition. The executive board of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor met privately for over two hours at federation headquarters near downtown, but no decision was made.
See "New Details of Ludlow Investigation Revealed", Patrick McGreevy and Steve Hymon, Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2006