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Ethics commission urges parish president and council to let inspector general email employees about fraud reporting
Summary
After the inspector general said the parish president blocked monthly staff emails about fraud reporting as 'inappropriate,' the commission adopted a resolution calling on parish leadership to support IG education and permit the IG to send emails to all parish employees.
The Jefferson Parish Ethics and Compliance Commission voted on Jan. 21, 2026 to send a resolution to the parish president and parish council urging them to support and facilitate education initiatives by the Office of Inspector General, including permitting the Inspector General to send emails to all parish employees.
The Inspector General told the commission she had proposed a modest outreach plan of one image-based educational email per month to raise awareness about how to report fraud, waste and abuse, and to include basic red flags and…
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