One of only two public entrances to the Lafayette Parish Courthouse has been closed since around mid-December due to a funding dispute between the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office and Lafayette Consolidated Government.
Sheriff Mark Garber in a Nov. 20 letter notified lead 15th Judicial District Court Judge Susan Theall, Clerk of Court Louis Perret and District Attorney Don Landry that he was closing one of the public entrances and reducing security staff at the courthouse by one deputy.
He did not notify LCG officials…