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August 23, 2018
Sonya Wriborg
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The Lafourche Council has opened its checkbook to pay legal fees for the parish president, and a few equipment purchases
But they also are seeking an opinion from the district attorney, as to whether employees who win appeals against the parish, should be reimbursed for legal costs.
At their Aug 14th meeting, the council agreed to reimburse Pariah President Jimmy Cantrelle for nearly $9,000 in legal fees when he hired an attorney to fight unfound accusations made to the La. Board of Ethics, against him.
But Councilman Jerry Jones voted against the Idea, and Councilman Corey Perrilloux abstained from the vote. Councilman Jerry LaFont was absent
When the council reached the agenda item. Council Chairman. Luci Sposito asked that an email be read from a former pariah employee who stated she won. a civil opinion against the pariah, spending $6,000in legal fees, and she was never reimbursed
The woman said in the letter. Employees have bad no one to reach out for help in this ad-mini stration’s wrong doings. I won my appeal at the cost of approximately $8,000 in legal fees which I am still paying off. now when roles are reversed, Mr. Cantrelle feels his fees needs to be paid against false claims? Maybe reimbursing employee legal fees would discourage harassment from this administration.
Councilman Michael Gros asked if this was common practice
Councilman Daniel Lorraine said yes.
“When you’re an elected official, there is some sort of insurance that protects you when you’re up here, whereas with an employee, that’s different. And I’m not against employees Lorraine said.
Councilman Jerry Jones a J so answered yea, but said, “if you’re going to pay for one. then you need to pay for all especially when you terminate an employee for no reason, and they’re coming back to ask us to be reimbursed.”
“”We have three or four employs who Live-legal claims and I feel their fees need to be paid.” Jones said.
In other fiscal matters, they approved $23,684 for the purchase of a 2018 Dodge Ram 1500. for the Department of Permit a and Planning.
They also accepted a quote from Lee Tractor Co. of $04,761 for the purchase of a new engine for an excavator for the Thibodaux Field Office.
And they accepted a hid of $8.31 million from Byron E. Talbot Contractor for me Du-PBA Canal Infrastructure Improvements Project.
In other matters, the council beard a progess report from the parish public works department, on these projects:
District 2: swept ditches in
Ma cheater Manor, along little Choupic Rd, from the Midway Pump Ditch to Brule Rd, and on Belle Iale.
District 3: swept ditches in Country Chub.
District 4; cut grass along the Bayou Blue By-Pass Rd: cleaned ditches along the St Charles By-Pass Rd: and changed the speed limit signs to 40 and added speed checked by radar signs; also the grass was cut at the end of Crossing North Subdivision by the Thibodaux field office.
District 5 cleaned ditches and culverts along Azalea Street; cleaned the reservoir at the Crest Pump Station; cleaned ditches and repaired a ditch cave in Hidden Acres: removed a tree that fell on Jerry Lou Street; cleaned culverts on Shirley Lee Street, and an St Marie Drive.
District 6: swept the outfall an the Davaine Outfall Canal.
District ?: added a new platform for the fuel tank at the Humble Pump Station: swept ditches along North Barrios Street.
District 8: dug the outfall at the South Terrebonne Outfall: dug street ditches on West 54th Street, and West 106th Street.
Di strict 9 – dug street ditches along West 134th Street; pulled trees to clean the outfall on the Nolty Theriot Outfall; cleaned culverts on West 196th Street and swept street ditches on West 223rd Street.
The Lafourche Parish Council has continued to be divided in recent weeks Last week, the Attorney General ruled that Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle had the authority to fire community Action Director Freddia Ruffin – Roberson The council than questioned whether it should pay his legal fees
Lofourche Parish Councilman Jerry Jones said the council should not have to pay Parish President Jimmy Contrelle’s legal fees – part of a continued divide in the Parish.
