Parish Councilman Kevin Naquin, the council’s finance chair, proposed the raise and others to make some top government jobs more attractive. Naquin ruled out run for M-P himself. If approved, the mayor-president’s salary would increase by $48,000.
Josh Guillory
Guillory has taken heat for his efforts to make money on the side, among them teaching courses at UL and taking on legal work after promising to shutter his law practice. The administration is also again asking the council for a slate of raises for top appointees.
City Council investigation to include mayor-president’s use of Lafayette police for security
A seldom-used LPD dignitary protection unit has become M-P Josh Guillory’s full-time security. Council members have asked an audit firm to probe the arrangement.
City-Parish attorney’s connection to land for major flood project raises ethics issue
For a flood project, LCG targeted land that was easy to get — because it was repped by City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan.
Council Preview: New garbage contract up for approval
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Column: Lafayette should hold Guillory’s horses on new Heymann Center
Mayor-President Josh Guillory is short-circuiting the site selection process in announcing a “tentative” deal with UL.
Council Preview: LCG pay raises; new garbage contract
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
On top of high fees, Lafayette officials add more barriers to public records
Reporters now face more barriers to access public records, on top of new fees the Guillory administration rolled out targeting the press. While a legal challenge and council action crawl forward, the barriers stand. And other public officials are following similar playbooks.
LCG sued McGoffin individually Aug. 8 alleging he violated the Louisiana Public Records Law by not providing documents LCG requested Nov. 2, 2021, as part of an LCG audit of City Court.
Source: The Advocate
Council Preview: City Council wants to talk public records
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
BRIEF: Court keeps paywall on digital records in effect for now
LCG can continue charging $1 per page for digital copies of public records pending another hearing or council action, a district court judge ruled Wednesday.
Dismissed in 2013, Guillory was rehired by UL after his election
The mayor-president’s return to teaching after being fired for cause presents several potential conflicts, including charter requirements that his job be full-time. Deploying Lafayette police officers to run security while on campus, a use of public resources for his personal benefit, figures into the City Council’s investigation of him.