Construction on projects to add new classroom space started last year with the goal of completing the first phases in time for the start of school in the fall.
Board members Mark Cockerham, Kermit Bouillion and Shelton Cobb specifically asked for detailed explanations about why the investigation is moving forward.
Stephen Bartley, chairman of the Lafayette Parish Public Education Stakeholders Council, says his group has created an online feedback form as part of the group's Project Involve initiative to gauge public opinion about school board governance.
Erick Knezek said the Lafayette Parish School Board has become distracted from the central focus of educating the district's children because of "personal politics" and personal disputes.
Superintendent Pat Cooper said recently that he doesn't want to see the program cut and doubts that it will be, but the program was added to the proposed list of potential cuts because of its hefty price tag.
Lafayette attorney Gary McGoffin called the actions of the Lafayette Parish School Board hypocritical and chastised the board for another alleged violation of the state's open meetings laws.
The resolution calls for the hiring of Sheldon Dennis Blunt, of the Baton Rouge law firm Phelps Dunbar, at special counsel rates approved by the Attorney General's Office.
Harson says he notified the board it had violated the state's open meetings law and advised members to either nullify their vote or place the issue on a new agenda and reconsider it.
The Lafayette Parish Public Education Stakeholder's Council wants the Lafayette Parish School Board to "govern" and "set policy...and let [Superintendent Dr. Pat Cooper] do his job."
The board issued a request for proposals last year after receiving environmental clearance following the removal of underground gas storage tanks on the property.
School board President Hunter Beasley questioned why the bills "single out" Lafayette Parish and criticized Landry for not discussing her intentions with the board.