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Obscure $3M appropriation raises fresh questions amid bribery scandal

Por: The Advocate Politics June 18, 2023

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Last year, as the state Senate crafted the state budget, a curious amendment was adopted that steered $3 million to a government health organization in Lafayette for a 70-bed addiction treatment center.Brad Farmer, the executive director of the Acadiana Area Human Services District, which was slated to receive the appropriation, was perplexed, calling it a “strange situation.” He didn’t ask for the money. When his bosses at the Louisiana... + full article



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