Brewer at Press Conference: Jacques Roy Should Donate Earnings from Cleco Case
Earlier today, Delores Brewer’s campaign contacted members of the media, announcing a press conference at 2:30PM. Apparently, the conference was only open to members of the press and committed Brewer supporters. At least one Jacques Roy supporter was asked to leave after refusing to wear a Brewer sticker on her lapel.
Watch the Entire Press Conference. Courtesy: The Town Talk.
Here’s an audio recording. Courtesy: Northside Journal.
Brewer used the opportunity to lambast Roy, implying that Roy’s work on the Cleco case could represent an ethical conflict and demanding that Roy pledge to donate his earnings to the City of Alexandria.
I am currently awaiting a response from the Roy campaign, but on a personal note, please allow me to editorialize:
- Mrs. Brewer pledged to avoid negative campaigning during the run-off. After learning of her second place finish, Mrs. Brewer told the citizens of Alexandria, live on KALB-TV, that she would not engage in negative campaigning during the run-off. Click here to watch Mrs. Brewer’s statement on KALB.
- Jacques Roy represents Sam Sansing as his defense attorney in a case against Sansing’s former employer, Cleco. Bridgett Brown and two other lawyers from Baton Rouge represent the City of Alexandria in a suit against Cleco. The two cases are all part of the same narrative, but they each concern two entirely different things. Jacques Roy does not represent the City of Alexandria or EMS, the consulting company owned by David Pugh, and therefore, he does not stand to financially benefit from any rateholder refunds.
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CenLamar 
Was Delores Brewer not the Chief of Staff when that legal agreement was made?
Was she not party to legal meetings and proceedings as part of this suit while serving in her capacity as Chief of Staff?
If the agreement with EMS and outside counsel has “legal” issues, does she not also have legal issues?
She openly admitted – granted she and the Mayor just happened to be in Baton Rouge for meetings with their attorneys on the Cleco suit if you believe one story – to being part of the proceedings.
Jacques is defending Sam Sansing in his personal suit with Cleco. That is what he needs to make clear.
What the voters need to hear is that she has been participating in this now supposed illegal process.
If it’s illegal why aren’t Ned, Kelvin, Albin, and Charles F. all in jail? Wouldn’t the Judge have figured this out before he ordered the audit? Does she not think someone would have asked for an opinion?
ONLY THE COUNCIL CAN NEGATE THESE CONTRACTS – THE MAYOR CANNOT. The council has to authorize the mayor to enter into any agreement prior to signing contracts and would therefore have to authorize the cancellation of these contracts as well.
Is she calling for an investigation of these “illegal” contracts and The City? You know – the place she has taken a “Leave of Absence” from?
What an embarrassment for her! Someone is giving her REALLY advice and she made the mistake of following it!
Delores, I have a challenge for you.
You’re chief of staff. Why don’t you go back to work, tomorrow only, and convince the mayor to end the supposedly illegal contracts?
Didn’t you authorize Bridgett’s contract? As Chief of Staff and someone who TRAVELED with the mayor to discuss the Cleco case with the city’s lawyers, aren’t you responsible?
KALB isn’t running the story.
Apparently, you can’t stage a campaign event as a press conference and hope for free advertising on television.
Can Ned fire her even though she’s on a leave of absense? If I was the Mayor or on the city council, I’d ask her to resign for insubordination.
Will she next hold a press conference to ask her husband to return all of the profits he made for selling insurance to the housing authority back to the housing authority?
The issue for Delores isn’t what Jacques is doing as a lawyer — he’s neither the “enemy,” nor is he the problem with city government. The issue is her credibility for telling the truth, and the problem she has with squirrely excuses for not being honest when she’s called out for it.
She’s decided an obviously desperate strategy to reframe the election issues on Jacques (yeah he’s a lawyer, duh…) while the issues people really care about are jobs, crime, city services, traffic planning, utility bills, etc. Trying to focus on Jacques is a (futile) effort to get people to ignore the ignominious track record of the current administration’s current term and her duplicity in its lack of accomplishments.
To those of you on the fence between Jacques and Delores: if you want and like the way things are run now, vote for Delores. If you think it’s time for a change, vote for Jacques.
“Mrs. Brewer pledged to avoid negative campaigning during the run-off. After learning of her second place finish, Mrs. Brewer told the citizens of Alexandria, live on KALB-TV, that she would not engage in negative campaigning during the run-off.”-Lamar
That is where you are wrong Lamar. She went informative not negative. Sometimes the truth hurts. So if you are saying that the truth is negative then lies must be positive. Right?
Anon 5:49
I feel certain you weren’t saying that when it was outed about Delores “mispeaks”.
She is not being honest about Jacques and you know it.
It hurts that is for sure !! Hurts Mrs. Brewer. What a desperate move for her. Lamar is not wrong.
Lamar is wrong and so are you 🙂
Sorry, I listened to the entire press conference, and I know the basic facts behind the litigation with Cleco.
Mrs. Brewer manipulated the facts, conflating Jacques’ representation of his client, Sam Sansing, with Bridgett Brown’s work on ANOTHER case.
She implied that Jacques was representing EMS.
She implied that Jacques will financially benefit from rateholder dollars.
These are reckless misrepresentations of the facts. Plainly false.
Jacques is representing a private citizen, defending him against his former employer. It has nothing to do with the trading or the sale of electrical power for the COA by Cleco. The suit Jacques is working on does not benefit rateholders in the COA, only Mr. Sansing.
No, this was a calculated ploy. In the words of Michele Godard, this was a “political stunt.”
Lamar,
If it is a ploy and does not hold water then why don’t you put the videoblog on here and let the bloggers decide for themselves?
Brewer has been trying to brand Roy with connection to Bridget since day one. Chief of Staff Elect, Carroll Lanier will tell that to anyone that will listen. He admits that he knows better.
It’s only a political stunt if it doesn’t work or it backfires. If it works it is a political master stroke.
You know what your master wants you to know. Do you think that Mr. Roy bestow the error of his ways upon his biggest fan?
We Roy supporters knew that DB would try & use the Cleco thing against him. But he has nothing to hide! This is so funny, really it is.
“You know what your master wants you to know. Do you think that Mr. Roy bestow the error of his ways upon his biggest fan?”
You are so used to being lied to by Ms. Speak you just assume everyone else is. I think you should turn away from the dark side before you lose your soul. Really.
Does anyone else find it funny that KALB flew over to the “political stunt” palace because they thought she was going to drop out? The same thing every other sane person in town thought should happen.
Do you really know what is going on? If you did then you condone lying. If Roy wins I hope your ready for the old Edwards regime to take full effect because Roy is one of Antoons puppets (and were do you think Antoon got his moxie?). If he were so passionate about this city why did he wait to announce. If he were so passionate about the town then why would he say that he is using the Mayoral seat as a platform to Washington? Why must deceit come with politics? At least Delores worked hard to get where she is. Has Roy ever had to get his little hands dirty? He is a rich little Menard kid that got picked on alot. He feels he has to obtain power to get respect. Nobody respects him. He is there warhole like Patroclus and Antoon wishes he was Achilles.
First, congratulations on spelling Antoon correctly. (There’s no “e” in Antoon). Secondly, it seems to me that you’ve resorted to personal name-calling as a way of deflecting any direct criticism of the “information” Mrs. Brewer shared with the citizens of Alexandria.
As much as you’d like to tie Roy to Edwin Edwards, it’s just not true. The Edwards “machine” died out a long time ago, back when Jacques was still in college.
You know who endorsed Ned back in 1983??? EDWIN EDWARDS!
The guy’s in jail down in Oakdale, where he belongs. He’s neither a force nor a factor in Louisiana politics.
Get real.
This is crazy talk from a person who knows she is losing. How come Ned is not promoting her more? Mr. Roy doesn’t need to comment on this. This all happen under DB watch. Bridget Brown is out for Bridget and DB and Ned threw her a bone with Cleco not Roy. This has nothing to do with Roy. She will get killed in the race now.
The Edwards regime never dies out as long as there are people like Antoon around. Did Ned ask for Edwards endorsment? Darth Vader could endorse Ned also but that doesn’t mean that Ned is in kahootz with the dark side.
BloodBrother knows the in and outs of disinformation quite well.
Well the money hunger old bastards are pissed that a bunch of young business people, Republicans and Democrats have gotten behind Roy and are whipping some old rich ass. We are tired of the way the things have been for years and it is time it changes. Brewer has made some statements that remind me of Blanco after Katrina. “My husband was just and insurance agent for the housing authority, the insurance company made all the money.” If you think that we would believe that an agent doesn’t make money off of insurance that he or she writes, you have got to be kidding. Just like the AD Brewer ran that showed the black community as a garbage dump and then she referred to them as “those people”. Now she wonders why she is not getting the black vote. If she can’t figure that out why the hell would we want her as mayor?
“that doesn’t mean that Ned is in kahootz with the dark side”
If you’ll replay the last few years you’ll find that Ned sold his soul a long time ago.
Thank you for your kind words loyal follower.
Your are correct in all that you speak. Roy is being ordered like a three piece spicy, with rice and a biscuit and a medium doctor pepper.
Fast Eddie is calling the shots and we should bow down to the supreme commander. I have first hand knowledge that he had some “moxie” delivered with Roy’s name on it.
Delores has worked hard and gotten very, very dirty. I am sure that Mr. Roy uses some kind of antibacterial lotion and is free from that dirt, that freakin’ rich, unrespected,…… warhole.
Actually, Lamar, Edwards endorsed Joe McPherson in that race against Ned in 1983. McPherson won.
Yeah, I just realized that too. Shows why you can’t trust Cenla Antics bloggers as sources. Eh.
Point remains though: Edwards is irrelevant.
That was tacky, asking a Roy supporter to leave.
Yeah, Roy should just give up any financial interest he has in the Cleco lawsuit in which he has worked his arse off. Ha Ha.
And after that happens, maybe Albin and the gang can give up their fees for all of the work they have done for the city. Especially that deal between the Holiday Inn and the city. I didn’t know that lawyers from the same firm could represent adverse parties.
I am the king of information you anonymous squirrel. Maybe Antoon will send a 3 piece to delores when she is crushed in the race. Waterslide is it dr pepper or a strawberry.
I am a simple caveman, frozen in ice until I was unearthed by you. I have never run for office before in your time. I do not understand your political ways. I am just a simple caveman politician. Please help me to understand.
“I’m sorry miss, if you refuse to wear a caveman politician button, we will have to ask you to leave.”
Was Delores Brewer not the Chief of Staff when that legal agreement was made? NO – HAROLD CHAMBERS WAS CHIEF OF STAFF. HAROLD IS ONE OF JAQUES” STRATEGIST
Was she not party to legal meetings and proceedings as part of this suit while serving in her capacity as Chief of Staff?
SEE QUESTION 1
If the agreement with EMS and outside counsel has “legal” issues, does she not also have legal issues?
WHAT A STUPID QUESTION
She openly admitted – granted she and the Mayor just happened to be in Baton Rouge for meetings with their attorneys on the Cleco suit if you believe one story – to being part of the proceedings.
Jacques is defending Sam Sansing in his personal suit with Cleco. That is what he needs to make clear.
SANSING IS EMS. WITHOUT HIM THERE IS NO COMPANY. HE IS THE ONE THAT SUPPOSEDLY KNOWS WHERE THE SKELETONS ARE HIDDEN. DAVID PUGH AND MIKE JOHNSON ARE JUST OPPORTUNIST WHO WANT TO CASH IN ON SANSING’S KNOWLEDGE.
What the voters need to hear is that she has been participating in this now supposed illegal process.
SEE QUESTION 1 (AGAIN)
If it’s illegal why aren’t Ned, Kelvin, Albin, and Charles F. all in jail? Wouldn’t the Judge have figured this out before he ordered the audit? Does she not think someone would have asked for an opinion?
WRONG — THE ONLY GUILTY PARTY HERE IS KELVIN. OH YEAH, I FORGOT, HE’S BRIDGETTE’S LAW PARTNER. WHAT A COINCIDENCE!
Give me a break.
Lie #1: Mr. Chambers is not one of Jacques’ strategists.
Lie #2: Sansing is no longer with EMS. His case is separate.
Why is it that the Brewernistas always hoop and holler when debating a point?
“Mr. Chambers is not one of Jacques’ strategists. “
Lamar you are so out of the loop. Drink some more kool-aid.
“Sansing is no longer with EMS. His case is separate. “
Once again, there would be no EMS without Sansing. That’s a fact …. spin it any way you want.
Lamar,
Doesn’t Sansing have a counter claim against CLECO?????????
Anon 9:38: I’m not out of the loop; you’re out of facts. It’s simply untrue that Mr. Chambers is one of Jacques’ strategists.
Anon 9:43: Yes, I believe that there is a counterclaim. Any potential reward from said counterclaim would not derive from monies allegedly owed the City of Alexandria.
Keep trying to “confuse the voters.” (I can’t wait for a story on the “confuse the voters” conversation).
“He is a rich little Menard kid that got picked on alot. He feels he has to obtain power to get respect. Nobody respects him.”
Man, that is extremely harsh and uncalled for and immature. Jacques does not need to “obtain power to get respect.” He is respected by all who know him and is in turn respectful, intelligent, has a brilliant mind, and wonderful family values. All personalities which you obviously lack.
I am not afraid to put my name on this message. I have nothing to lose. And those of you who know me, know that i don’t back down when someone I personally know is wrongfully attacked in a vicious, and whiny manner.
Any and all of us who support Jacques should not be ashamed to use our name. it only can make us stronger in our support of our comrade and friend, of which he is to many of us and we shoud be proud at what he has accomplished in his life.
Where did you go to highschool Kara?
Why don’t people who feel so strongly about harsh talk take up for Delores when she gets slammed? Because you can dish it out but you can’t take it.
Lamar,
Sansing has been seen connected at the hip to Roy lately. Both his name and Pugh’s name are being widely circulated as potential Utility Directors. Please explain how having a client and/or and ex-Cleco employee as Utility Director would be beneficial to the City?
The simple solution to all of the professiona contracts surrounding the Cleco issue is obvious. Any COA ratepayer can file a suit for unjust enrichment should the scalawags make off with most of the dough. What a turn of events that would be.
“Sansing has been seen connected at the hip to Roy lately. Both his name and Pugh’s name are being widely circulated as potential Utility Directors. Please explain how having a client and/or and ex-Cleco employee as Utility Director would be beneficial to the City?”
Sansing is Roy’s client; perhaps that’s why you perceive him as being connected at the hip. And Mr. Pugh owns his own very successful business here in Alexandria.
Any rumor you may have heard concerning potential appointments is total speculation and should be treated as such.
So Pugh does not have anything to do with EMS?
No, Sansing doesn’t have anything to do with EMS.
What about Pugh? Didn’t Sansing start EMS?
You’re really reaching.
I believe Sansing and Pugh started EMS, but Sansing was bought out.
So asking questions is reaching? I am only concerned about the truth.
Who was Sansing bought out by?
Okay, we all heard her little speech. Now, when is the debate? Candidates, face to face, discussing real issues.
Sorry, I probably was a little short with that response. I wish the TT would publish a complete narrative and explanation of the Cleco case.
I believe Pugh bought out Sansing. Roy represents Sansing.
Lamar, instead of waiting for the TT to publish a narrative of the case, why not do it yourself here? I am sure some intelligent young lawyers would be glad to help you out.
I can’t say I haven’t thought about it. Indeed, it was one of the reasons I first met Jacques Roy.
It would be a lot of work, but if I get all of the information, I’m more than willing to publish an explanation and a narrative.
Lamar,
Is it possible that Jacques doesn’t tell you everything about his dealings?
Sorry, there’s absolutely no chance that what was said in today’s press conference is representative of the facts.
So everything Delores said was a lie? Dude you are a diehard Roy supporter through and through.
We cannot afford to have someone who so misrepresents the truth and outright lies, as the Mayor of our city. Delores continues to show that she is embedded with her Republican big-shot handlers, and has no ability to speak the truth or do anything but recite her anti lawyer tripe. I wonderif the Provosty firm handled her State Farm suit on a contingency or for the exorborant hourly rate? If they did it for free, that is an ethical violation, due to Delores’ position with the City. Delores reminds me of Tricky Dick Nixon.
Do your homework. Read about the case(s). Go read the Town Talk’s archives. The facts are out there for anyone who cares.
Today amounted to nothing more than saber rattling and a chance for Delores Brewer to say publicly that she did not like Bridgett Brown. In fact, the entire first half of the speech dealt with Bridgett Brown. This city is much larger than Bridgett Brown, and there are many other viable, real issues that must be addressed, along with a plan to deal with those issues.
Btw, I was responding to Anon 11:36PM.
Wrong blog Lamar.
Huh?
Studied ’em and I gotta say that Mr. Roy does seem to be hiding something. Is it possible that Jacques keeps secrets about his dealings because they are what he calls sweet-heart deals?
No, that is not possible, and any statements asserting such should be considered defamatory.
It is just speculation. Are we not allowed to wonder Lamar?
What about the defamation of DB that seems to run rampant throughout the blog. You only take up for your candidate which means that character defamation is not universal for all. So much for fairness.
If Delores or any of her campaign staff ever approached me about specific claims in which she was defamed, I would gladly address those claims. In this instance, I am merely addresing something I know to be untrue.
Does Jacques really get to keep all of that money?
“I am not afraid to put my name on this message. I have nothing to lose. And those of you who know me, know that i don’t back down when someone I personally know is wrongfully attacked in a vicious, and whiny manner.”
Kara –
So, I assume the false, personal attacks that Jaques made on Derlores and her family also digust you?
Lamar,
Referencing Roy’s “rule of the skunk” I believe it best he divest himself of any associations with the EMS crowd. Becuase the claims are so intertwined it is hard for the average voter to grasp the true divisions of same.
All of us that believe in Roy will be demotivated if one of the EMS group plays a role in his admin.
1. I went to school in Houston
2. Yes, the “the false, personal attacks that Jaques made on Derlores and her family” did bother me and I made it known that it was disturbing.
Kara,
welcome. but remember, they weren’t “false personal attacks”. everything stated was referenced back to her own verbalizations.
i think alot of people were bothered by the “negative” of it all, and folks were heartened by the candidates pledges to NOT go negative. i’m not so sure she is keeping her word.
Lamar,
My house is a wreck! I need to get away from this blog & get to work! Can’t you make this election drama stop? Calgon, take me away!
“Anonymous said..
It is just speculation. Are we not allowed to wonder Lamar?”
That’s the spirit of a true Republican Christian, dear! (Sorry for the redundancy.) Facts are an inconvenient waylay on the path to truthiness…
the very idea that roy would make sansing utility director is insane. All sansing is is an ex-enron type trader who broke a contract with cleco. Since there is no more electricity trading of any scope, appointing him with the enron habits of roundtrip trades and singular focus on trading bonuses which the city can not afford would reveal an inherent stupidity of roy even considering him for a post. Sansing knows almost nothing about running an electric system. As for Pugh, anyone with any dealings with him knows his flag is the jolly roger. I think roy would also have to distance himself from the cleco mess to take an objective viewpoint if he is elected. apparently, he certainly knows all this being quite intelligent. When he is elected he MUST move to a meritocracy and eschew the old Alexandria spoils system approach, otherwise we are going from the proverbial frying pan to the fire. Brewer’s efforts smacks of desperation, although it was chambers who was around when EMS was hired for info of group.
As for the TT summarizing the cleco case, that would be an absolute joke since they have consistently refused to tell both sides of the story. why would they go objective now? Of course since Newhouse(i wanna be Citizen Kane) is gone , maybe i am being a little too cynical. However B. gunn thinks he’s up for a pulitzer so don’t hold your breath on any objectivity. Lamar, I find it a bit ironic that you with your personal TT experience, would think objectivity is in the TT portfolio of attributes.
Turnabout is fair play.
If Roy can question Brewers’ family dealings, why can’t she question HIS and his family’s dealings.
Release the contract and let the public decide if he stands to benefit from a verdict against CLECO.
Lamar,
you really are out of your league. Edwin endorsed Ned? The good ole boy network saw DB waltzing into the Mayor’s office and had to stop it. That’s why JR announced late. They were in full scramble mode.
BTW, very few of the power brokers make their deals while having lunch at Spirit’s, so you need to get around more to find out whats really going on in CENLAmar.
Wait a minute. If you think about it, Why do we need a verdict against Cleco? What did they do wrong?
Don’t we already have that nice Hallmark card and big check from Cleco, made out to the city of Alexandria.
Do we all have to endorse it or something? Is there some “thank you” card that I haven’t signed yet. I surely don’t want to hold any of this “verdict” business up.
Harold WAS the chief of staff when EMS was contracted. That is not the issue. Delores HAS PARTICIPATED in the process in her capacity as Chief of Staff and when she returns from her leave of absence to that position will continue to participate. If these two contracts are SO ILLEGAL then when doesn’t she call for an Attorney General’s investigation? Oh – wait I forgot she might be implicated!
I can’t wait to hear the next version of her now famous visit with the attorneys in Baton Rouge.
The intended consequence of yesterday’s press conference was to “confuse the voters.”
There were a few logical fallacies that need to be addressed.
First, Mrs. Brewer defended her statement at a City Council meeting by claiming she could not divulge “confidential legal information” that she was not authorized to release to Bridgett Brown.
In the very next statement, Mrs. Brewer states that Bridgett Brown already knew this information anyway.
So wait… Brewer couldn’t divulge the information to Bridgett Brown even though she believed that, as one of the COA’s laywers in the case against Cleco, she probably already knew this information anyway.
Let’s not forget, either, that Mayor Ned Randolph issused a statement that essentially retracted and corrected Mrs. Brewer’s statements. A copy of this statement can be found here:
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060706/NEWS01/60706049
Next, Brewer tells us that the real reason she refused to answer Mrs. Brown’s questions is because, well, she just didn’t like the way Brown’s contract was set up with the COA (neither do I).
But regardless of how her contract was set up, Brown is still one of the COA’s lawyers on this case.
I can hardly see how publicly withholding and misrepresenting the details of a meeting between the mayor and the two other lawyers in Baton Rouge is justified. Obviously, the information was not sensitive and/or confidential, and as Brewer stated, she believed Brown already knew about the meeting.
So the question remains: If Brown ALREADY knew about the meeting, why did Brewer state that the meeting was just a matter of happenstance?
Bridgett Brown knew it was a pre-planned meeting. That’s why she responded to Mrs. Brewer’s claims by asking how Brewer expected anyone to believe that her and the mayor just randomly bumped into their lawyers in a city the size of Baton Rouge.
Confusing narrative, to be sure.
But if you think about Brewer’s statements and you line up the facts, it still doesn’t add up.
Secondly, no one denies Mrs. Brewer’s right, in a political campaign, to ask questions of her opponent’s professional career. But if anyone, Mrs. Brewer, as Chief of Staff, should understand the ins and outs of the Cleco case well enough to recognize that Bridgett Brown and Jacques Roy are not representing the same client. Totally different cases.
Or, to clarify, not only do they not represent the same clients, Jacques Roy does not stand to gain from any rateholder refunds.
She implied that he represents EMS. Not true.
I will make pledge to Delores. I Pledge not to vote her now or in the future. She is a crazy old goat.
Lamar,
If everything is in order then why does Roy not hand over the contracts so that the public can decide?
Why hasn’t he made a statement (not the bullshit in the TT- that was weak)? What is he afraid of?
Why would the voters be confused by this info? Couldn’t they just make their on decision with these facts? Is information bad? Oh yeah, when the DB campaign was out on Jackson st. waving everyone made for of them. Now Roy and his crew is out there. I thought they said it was childish.
Yeah, why doesn’t Jacques not respond?
I’m sure a proper, measured response is forthcoming, and I’m equally certain that if the contracts revealed information supporting Mrs. Brewer’s claims, she would have introduced those documents in her press conference.
If sansing sold out share of ems then that is a pretty strong indication that there aint much in the cleco deal since if anything was done wrong, it was most likely him who did it. With an independent auditor on the job he loses his ability to recharacterize legitimate transactions as inappropriate. be interesting to know when he sold out his ems interest…before or after the auditor selection. funny, if i am not mistaken, it was after that when roy started running hard for mayor. another sign of how smart he is. (i.e. he knows when to fold a loser)
If sansing sold out share of ems then that is a pretty strong indication that there aint much in the cleco deal since if anything was done wrong, it was most likely him who did it. With an independent auditor on the job he loses his ability to recharacterize legitimate transactions as inappropriate. be interesting to know when he sold out his ems interest…before or after the auditor selection. funny, if i am not mistaken, it was after that when roy started running hard for mayor. another sign of how smart he is. (i.e. he knows when to fold a loser)
what happened to the big check? did it go to COA utility fuel adjustment where it should have or to some other fund? Who made that call?
There isn’t a BIG check.
Here’s the current info on EMS –
Louisiana Secretary of State
Detailed Record
Charter/Organization ID: 35684078K
Name: ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.L.C.
Type Entity: Limited Liability Company
Status: Active
Annual Report Status: In Good Standing Add Certificate of Good Standing to Shopping Cart
Last Report Filed on 03/31/2006
Mailing Address: C/O DAVID KEITH PUGH, 4615 PARLIAMENT DR., STE. 200, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303
Domicile Address: 4615 PARLIAMENT DR., STE. 200, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303
Organized: 04/12/2004
Registered Agent (Appointed 4/12/2004): DAVID KEITH PUGH, 4615 PARLIAMENT DR., STE. 200, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303
Manager: DAVID KEITH PUGH, 4615 PARLIAMENT DR., STE. 200, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303
Member: DAVID KEITH PUGH, 4615 PARLIAMENT DR., STE. 200, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303
Amendments on File
APPOINTING, CHG OR RESIGN OF OFFICER (05/10/2004)
AMENDMENT (05/10/0004)
Funny – they were founded in April 2004 and had a change of officer in May 2004. Seems like Pugh didn’t need Sansing for more than 1 month – long enough to get HIS contract with the City in place.
Check from CLECO???? What check??? Aren’t we still in the midst of an audit to determine if we’re even getting a check or god forbid the City’s owes them money???
only quoting what was asked of me earlier. the original statement was not my own.
the mayoral election needs to be about Alexandria and its future and that should be what the focus is on. yes, she did this and that; and, yes, he did this and that. okay – the question is how does all of this and that effect the future of this city. lets focus on this city’s future and ways to make it a better place for us to live in and make people and businesses want to move here.
it seems to have all boiled down to who is the biggest bully at the playground on any given day.
OK – here’s what I can piece together from Council minutes and parts of articles Billy Gunn has written about the Cleco lawsuit to put things into a condensed timeline:
6/21/05 – The council went into executive session to discuss pending litigation. When they came out Councilman Fowler did not return.
6/23/05 – Billy writes a story stating the City had filed suit and would use 2 Baton Rouge attorneys and 2 local attorneys who would split 35% of the proceeds 5 ways.
9/23/05 – Harold, Darrell and Sonny were fired. Delores moves up the ladder. Remember this date people!
10/15/05 – Sam Sansing counter sues Cleco in an action called a reconventional demand.
1/14/06 – All parties agree to have an audit.
3/7/06 – The Council, authorizes the Mayor to sign amendment 1 with EMS to their contract. Delores was Chief of Staff at this point! The amendment reduced the amount of funds EMS would retain should the City be owed any money by Cleco.
6/29/06 – Town Talk reporter Billy Gunn reports Bridgett Brown was the attorney for EMS prior to becoming the attorney for the City. As EMS’ attorney she would have split 50-50 any portion of the money EMS received as part of their contract.
07/11/06 – Judge orders audit to go forward which is where we are now.
Sorry – I couldn’t find the original date Cleco sued Pugh and Sansing. I did see where another former employee involved in trading was suing Cleco for improper dismissal, but he is not part of the suit.
As I listen to the raw audio footage I have to wonder if Mrs. Brewer has EVEN READ the contracts?????? How does 1/5th of 35% = 10%? Does she not know how to do simple math?????
Also, since she WAS the Chief of Staff with EMS’ contract was amended to reduce the amount of funds EMS is due to receive under this contract does she not know whether it’s 50% or 35% or 33%??? Is this selective memory again?
Sansing is NOT an owner of EMS. He apparently hasn’t been since May 2004 according to the Secretary of State filings. Does this woman not read? Does she not do any research before she opens her mouth?
You are wrong. BB gets 10% and depending on who you ask EMS gets 33% or 50%. If you do the research the combined total of all attorneys and EMS equals 85%, which means the utility fund would get a wopping 15% for the citizens of Alexandria.
We can solve this problem without Brewer or Roy. All we need is for one lonely ratepayer to file a suit against all involved for “unjust enrichment.”
The ratepayers getting 20 cents on the dollar is the saddest part of the whole deal.
That makes so happy to know that these attorneys have our (the people of Alexandria who would like the utility fund to be all that it can be) thoughts in mind. I guess 15% is better than nothing. Maybe the attorneys/EMS could use their 85% on a waterslide downtown.
To those who think Sansing or Pugh could be UD under Roy:
Read the Charter – neither man is qualified as they are not degreed engineers.
The qualifications for directors are laid out in the charter, hopefully Roy has studied carefully and will appoint accordingly.
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
DELORES: Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, City Golf Course (Links on the Bayou), Johnny Downs Sports Complex, Third Street Enhancements, Public Safety Complex, Louisiana Habitat Zoo Exhibit, Alexandria Riverfront Center, Central City Complex, River Oaks Arts Center.
JACQUES: ? (nothing, unless sueing the state, parish, and city count).
Jacques: “Someone I know went negative.”
Rev. Joe Green: “Son I want you to drop that.”
He can obviously dish it out but cannot take it.
More importantly, why can’t he maintain his emotional composure in public.
What a whiner.
Jacques acted like a whiney baby at the peace march today.
Jacques: “Someone I know went negative.”
Minister: “Son I want you to drop that.”
He can obviously dish it out but cannot take it.
More importantly, why can’t he maintain his emotional composure in public.
What a whiner.
Delores did all those things single-handedly? Gee, she doesn’t need to be mayor, she needs to be canonized!
Also on 3/7, 06, the council approved a contract with KJA, owned by Pugh, for public relations services. This is the very same meeting where EMS, owned by Pugh, agreed to reduce their contingency fee to 15 percent. looks a little like some negotiation went on with mr. Pugh about the fee reduction. maybe not ,but no one has commented on the coincidence.
I don’t understand why you people spend your days and nights on this blog only to argue about nonsense. Why don’t you just vote for who you want and stop trying to critize the other candidate?
cause we’re bored. . .
. . .don’t judge
Let us also divulge in the statement that Brewer made about Roy now having the support of the black vote saying how they “inherited the democratic machine”.
GIVE ME A BREAK!!! Its a small local election. What machine??
The current one??
I would definatly be offended if I was a black person by singling out my community and then putting it in a nice little brackett. thanks.
Name something that Delores has done for our community that was not part of her job at the city.
Anything?? Does she teach Sunday school?? did she volunterr at ther childrens schools?? Work for habitat for hummanity?? work at the food bank?? pick up trash from the highway?? Anything that she wasn’t directed to do by the city and paid to do?? Anything??
Even better. Name anything that Roy has done that is considered volunteer work. What organizations has been affiliated with besides law stuff. What has he ever done for this city besides sue it. Why did he enter in this race at the last minute? Why has he stated that he wants to be in Washington in 4 years? The coucil will run amuck in the year+ time it will take to learn the ropes of the city. The learning curve is tremendous. Ask anyone who has ever worked with the city elected leaders. Why won’t you people elect a good person that can do this job? I know why. You would like to see a democrat in office. That is why Roy entered in late. He was the third person that antoon and his bunch approached to do this job. Roy is smart but he is not calling the shots. Why can’t you people see that. The story of Jobe comes to mind. Why do bad things happen to good people? Delores has done nothing but give back this city. She has helped so many people. Delores Brewer is a good person and she can do the job better than Jacques Roy. I just wish that you could see what Roy represents. Lamar has said that Delores is a good person on several occasions but he slams her and calls her a liar in public on this blog. Why do you people get so caught up with political affiliation and not about who is a good person with the right qualifications. I hope that you know what you are doing by trashing a good human being. I really do. Jacques has fooled you all with his smooth talk. The facts have been so twisted that it is impossible to syphin the truth from the cluster. Why does Jacques want to be Mayor? He doesn’t. It is the democratic machine that wants him to.
“Demorcratic Machine”…ahahahaha
This is a small local election. C’mon.