Bill filed to clarify Lafayette City Marshal s salary, prevent malfeasance from previous administration
ill to clarify salary for Lafayette City Marshal
and last updated 2021-04-30 00:44:48-04
We re learning more about a Senate bill that would allow the Lafayette City Marshal to keep court fees that got former City Marshal Brian Pope in legal trouble.
The bill, filed by Senator Gerald Boudreaux, will bring clarity to the law.
Senator Gerald Boudreaux says this bill will allow the Lafayette City Marshal to pocket certain fees from the court system, like money from eviction notices and subpoenas. By statute, we would have the limitations on the salary, how much fees and fines the dollars from those two accounts can go towards the salary of the marshal,â said Boudreaux.
Pope was released from LaSalle Detention Center on March 7, the prison confirmed.
He was released early after earning good behavior credit.
Pope was sentenced to one year in jail after being found guilty in October 2018 by a Lafayette Parish jury for using city marshal money to hire attorneys for personal use.
As part of his sentencing, Pope also must serve 240 hours of community service. He must pay $1,500 in fines and court fees, and pay $11,700 in restitution.
Pope was removed from his post as city marshal in October by a judge just minutes after he tried to resign from the office via email.
Former Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope is out of prison
KATC photo
Brian Pope leaves the Lafayette Parish Courthouse on the first day of his criminal trial on Monday, Sept. 24.
and last updated 2021-03-11 18:47:01-05
LAFAYETTE, La. â Former Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope was released from prison on March 7 after completing 126 days of his one year sentence in jail.
His attorney, Brett Grayson, confirmed to KATC Thursday morning that Pope had been released after completing his sentence.
According to the Department of Corrections, Pope served the 126 days owed to DOC, or 35% of his one year sentence, and was released on active Good Time Parole by the DOC s Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole until Nov. 2, 2021.
Thomas sworn in Friday as Lafayette City Marshal
LAFAYETTE S NEWEST CITY MARSHAL WAS SWORN IN TODAY.. REGGIE THOMAS TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE THIS MORNING AT THE HEYMANN CENTER. HE WAS JOINED BY HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. DEPUTIES WITH THE MARSHAL S OFFICE WERE ALSO SWORN IN. THOMAS REPLACES FORMER CITY MARSHAL BRIAN POPE WHO WAS FORMALLY REMOVED FROM OFFICE LAST YEAR AFTER A STRING OF LEGAL TROUBLES. THOMAS IS THE CITY S FIRST BLACK CITY MARSHAL ELECTED INTO OFFICE. ALSO THE FIRST BLACK PERSON ELECTED TO A CITY-WIDE POSITION. THOMAS WAS THE FORMER INTERIM POLICE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE.
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