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Attorney at Law

General civil law practice with an emphasis in local government law and governmental relations

The error

The City of Shreveport decided in 2014 to move to a "tiered rate" water billing system, in which high-volume water users were to pay more than low-volume users. The tiered rates were intended to encourage conservation.

Broken trust

Following the August 2015 meeting in Pernici's office, the "team" of Haydel, Pernici and Wainwright started work on a draft of a "revenue enhancement agreement" that they intended for Manchac to present in 2016 to city officials, according to Haydel's deposition.

An agreement

Haydel, the Manchac CEO, described in a deposition the "revenue enhancement agreement" that he said the private individuals had crafted.

A lawsuit

After getting signed non-disclosure agreements, Manchac presented its "confidential information" to Crawford and Featherston in June 2016. The information included the analysis, completed by Pernici and reviewed by Manchac, detailing how the city was billing incorrectly under the new tiered water rates.

Who is Lynn Braggs?

Haydel said he had a "business relationship" with Braggs for more than 10 years.

Changes

Braggs said in his deposition that he wasn't aware of any water billing contract until Haydel's call. Haydel, in his deposition, said his "dealings" with Braggs "have no connection to the water deal."

Issues, progress

When the water billing error became public in the fall of 2016, Mayor Tyler pledged to investigate and commission an audit. The city also sued its water billing software vendor; that suit is pending.