DA invited FBI scrutiny by rehiring, elevating problematic prosecutor
A new bribery scandal in the DA’s office appears to link directly to Don Landry’s decision to return Gary Haynes to the office.
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Local Government
Get Caught Up: Bill would address LCG public records dispute
More changes could be coming to Louisiana’s Public Records Law, a year after legislation led to new public records fees at LCG and a lawsuit filed by media organizations to topple them.
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COLUMN: LUS Fiber has lost its edge
Building LUS Fiber was intended to make Lafayette more competitive. Now, as it diverts its attention to expansions, Fiber is not living up to its potential.
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Conversation: Lafayette’s a 10 but…
Whether we’ve known it all our lives, were college sweethearts or got with it by pure happenstance, we really do love it.
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Council Preview: Councils seek answers on retirement suit
Lafayette’s city and parish councils will meet behind closed doors Tuesday as they seek answers from the Guillory administration about its lawsuit against a state retirement system.
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Dusty Guidry, who was arrested in 2021 on drug charges, is accused of creating two companies to accept bribes from four different “vendors” in a bill of information. The bill accused him of two counts of conspiracy, one count of bribery and includes a motion for forfeiture of assets. The court record shows he pleaded guilty to all counts on March 23, three days after the bill of information was filed.
Source: KATC
COLUMN: Homewood is a mistake Lafayette should never repeat
Let’s call the Homewood detention ponds project what it is: a boondoggle.
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Council Preview: Shake up on library board would add parish councilman
Lafayette’s controversial Library Board will see two new appointments this month as council members fill a vacancy and vote on adding one of themselves to the board.
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Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux will be investigated, along with his Police Department, following public outcry over the handling of a November crash involving a former councilwoman who may have
Source: The Advocate
Reaux announced her resignation Thursday morning, days after The Acadiana Advocate’s story that detailed how the elected official may have received special treatment after she called the police chief from the scene of a wreck.
Source: The Advocate
State freezes $15M in dispute over LCG retirement
Billed as a way to save millions, LCG’s withdrawal from the state municipal pension system has been a drawn-out, messy affair that’s now headed for court.
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City Council passes Guillory investigation to legislative auditor
The council’s contracted auditor turned over its findings, which will remain confidential until and unless the LLA decides to release them.
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