Tehmi Chassion's failure to recuse himself in the school board's selection of a group health benefits provider raises serious questions' on whether he violated state ethics law.
Written by Heather Miller
When Lafayette Parish School Board member Tehmi Chassion voted in September to award a $39.6 million group health plan contract to Southern Benefit Services, he failed to disclose to the board and the public that his half-brother, City-Parish Councilman Brandon Shelvin, has financial ties to the company and its owner, Wayne Elmore.
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