Two members of the Lafayette Parish law enforcement community who also serve on the Lafayette Parish Communications District will not be allowed to apply for the paid position of director of the agency.
Two members of the Lafayette Parish law enforcement community who also serve on the Lafayette Parish Communications District will not be allowed to apply for the paid position of director of the agency, according to an advisory opinion from the Louisiana Ethics Administration.
An attorney for the LPCD, which operates the parish's 911 emergency call system, requested the opinion in April on behalf of Broussard Police Chief Brannon Decou, who serves as an LPCD commissioner, and Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Major Art LeBreton, who is a designated member of the LPCD. Both, according to attorney Kenny Oliver, were interested in applying for the position of LPCD director.
However, Ethics Board attorney Brett Robinson, in a draft opinion that will be considered by the board on Friday, informed Oliver that state ethics law prohibits members of boards or commissions from doing business with or working for the board/commission for two years following their departure.
That's the portion of state ethics law that landed Lafayette real estate developer Greg Gachassin in the Ethics Board's crosshairs following his term on the Lafayette Public Trust Financing Authority. On Friday the board, according to its agenda, will go into executive session to discuss what appears to be a possible settlement with Gachassin. Read more about that here.