Contractor Claims FEMA Fraud by Local Government, Starts Petition to Dissolve Restraining Order
Contractor Claims FEMA Fraud by Local Government, Starts Petition to Dissolve Restraining Order
Published April 21, 2021
A petition from a Louisiana contractor created on April 21, 2021, has been published claiming that Drainage District 8 of Ward 1 of Calcasieu Parish has committed fraud by paying the drainage district directly, and not paying his company. The petition also claims that the Gravity Drainage District and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury drafted a Restraining Order prohibiting the contractor from making further public records requests.
From the petition page:
“Contractor Billy Broussard contends FEMA fraud was committed by Drainage District 8 of Ward 1 of Calcasieu Parish wherein funds intended to be paid to him for cleanup work after Hurricane Rita were instead re-directed to pay the Drainage District directly and thereby stiff him.
He claims that documents critical to prove his contention were withheld from him and his legal team (current Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and attorney Robin Sylvester) by the Drainage District.
Upon him uncovering those damning records after his litigation via his own public records requests, the Gravity Drainage District and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (through their respective attorneys, Russell Stutes and Sam Gabb, respectively, who acted on their own and WITHOUT a vote of either body) drafted a Restraining Order prohibiting Broussard from making further public records requests of either body and further prohibiting him from speaking with members of either public body.”
Follow this link to view the full petition on Change.org.
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