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Weimer locked in a yearslong battle over special fund BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer John Weimer sits atop the judicial system in Louisiana as the chief justice of the state Supreme Court. But Weimer has spent years running into a brick wall of opposition from judges when he tells them that they have to make a decision that would hit them in the pocketbook. Last week, they disregarded Weimer’s plea once again. One Weimer judge even engaged in a testy exchange with him over their disagreement. For several years, Weimer has been trying to convince an obscure board called the Judicial Supplemental Compensation Fund to pay the Supreme Court for the time its staff spends to administer it. The board is unknown to the public but matters greatly to judges because it decides how much to augment their salaries from the fund, which is fed by fees on civil court filings across the state. The fund currently boosts salaries for the state’s 364 judges by $1,050 per month beyond their designated state salary. Mike Waguespack, the Louisiana legislative auditor, has sided with Weimer, saying the 1985 legislative act that created the fund requires judges to cover the Supreme Court staff expenses to administer it. Those costs run about $50,000 per year. But the judges on the board continue to ignore Weimer’s argument
ABOVE LEFT: Three-year-old Benny Baronne jumps over the sprinkler that is watering down the dance area at the Scène Ma Louisiane during the festival on Sunday. ABOVE RIGHT: CJ Chenier plays with the Red Hot Louisiana Band on the Scène Ma Louisiane during Festivals Acadiens et Créoles at Girard Park in Lafayette on Sunday. BELOW: Cajun musicians jam Sunday under the Jam Tent during the festival at Girard Park. STAFF PHOTOS By BRAD KEMP
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Former UL president will take faculty job after sabbatical Savoie will be in College of Education
seph Savoie will transition to a faculty position in UL’s College of Education, according to University of Louisiana system President and CEO Rick Gallot. Following a six-month sabbatical, BY STEPHEN MARCANTEL | Staff writer Savoie will move into a full-time tenured When his term as president emeritus faculty position at the college in the fall ends on Dec. 31, former University of of 2026. Savoie will receive his $510,000 Louisiana at Lafayette President Jo- annual salary until the new year, accord-
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ing to a university spokesperson. Specifics on his new salary weren’t disclosed, only that he would earn the average of the top three faculty salaries in the College of Education. Savoie has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from UL and a doctorate of education in educational leadership and administration from Co-
lumbia University’s Teachers College in New York, according to his university bio. The news comes two months after Savoie stepped down from the position he had held since 2008. He will serve as president emeritus until Dec. 31,
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