Candidate for the 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office, Keith Stutes, said he was not aware of the bribery scandal that would soon plague the office until after the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed they were conducting an investigation, and he said that bribery scheme was the creation of current District Attorney Mike Harson.
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Foote has already granted one delay in the case, pushing Williamson's trial back from its original date in December until March.
Livingston Parish hired Delahoussaye and his firm, C-Del Inc., to help resolve wetlands permit and mitigation issues lingering from the parish's efforts to dispose of debris from Hurricane Gustav in 2008.
Lafayette Parish School Board members voted 6 to 3 to relieve the 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office from its role as the general counsel of the Lafayette Parish School System.
According to Parish President Errol Romero, at issue is whether or not parish government should be paying for health insurance premiums for employees at the district attorney's office.