Evangeline Parish sheriff rejects jail bids as too high

Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory has rejected all bids for the new parish jail. The sheriff announced he, along with architect Alex Deshotel and four general contractors, opened bids for the new parish jail on September 14. Funds available for construction were set at $18 million, but all bids came in between $10 and $11 million higher than expected. The bids were projected between $40...

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