Gary McGoffin, right, an attorney representing the St. Landry Parish Council, hands out copies of a judgment to Parish Council members at a meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. Seated, from left, are Council members Wayne Ardoin, Jimmie Edwards and Jerry Red. The judgment is about a investigation by the Council into parish government employee terminations. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The St. Landry Parish Council was told by an attorney it hired that an investigation into how Parish President Jessie Bellard fired employees may proceed.
Attorney Gary McGoffin handed out a judgment document at Wednesday’s Administrative-Finance Committee meeting that stated Council may act under the authority of an ordinance passed in May.
McGoffin’s appearance was brief. Council member ...
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