You would think this guy would be wise enough to make a ton of noise to get Trump's attention, then Trump can throw him some federal cash and claim he's "Making Law Enforcement Great Again". But this is very much a preview of the Trump administration, Louisiana (along with Kansas) are where the GOP implemented their dream agenda. Of course both states are broke as #### and have horrible quality of living numbers, but that's the GOP way. They cut taxes and regulation, that's all that matters.
Quote:
Evangeline Parish Sheriff Eddie Soileau, citing a severe budget deficit, is considering getting out of the law enforcement business.
According to documents released with an Attorney General's Office opinion on Wednesday, Soileau asked for legal guidance on whether the Sheriff's Office can forgo law enforcement.
The AG's office opined that the sheriff has a legal duty to keep the peace and make arrests but added that the he is not legally required to assign a certain number deputies to do patrols or handle other law enforcement duties.
"Should a sheriff choose not to appoint deputies to assist in his law enforcement role, we could cite no statute that would forbid such a choice, but a sheriff is afforded no discretion in which of his legal duties to perform," the opinion states. "Accordingly, despite the discretion available to sheriffs regarding how to execute certain official duties, it is our opinion that no public official may choose to shrug a yoke his office bears by constitutional decree."
In a September letter to the AG's office, Sheriff's Office attorney Jonathan Vidrine asked whether the Sheriff's Office could focus solely on its role as parish tax collector — which Vidrine characterized as a priority — and dispense with the law enforcement side of the operation.
|
http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/...9d033bd61.html