LPSS maintenance manager abusing vehicle privileges, neighbors claim

This story is part of The Current’s ongoing investigation into construction projects at the Lafayette Parish School System. This in-depth coverage was prompted by violations of public bid law uncovered by the system’s auditors, revealing concerns about procurement practices and oversight at one of the parish’s largest public entities.

Neighbors of John Young, maintenance manager for the Lafayette Parish School System, have raised concerns about his ties to former employer/LPSS vendor Bosco Oilfield Services, stemming from Young’s use of his LPSS truck and Bosco equipment.

Young is the school official who called in Bosco, a company not licensed for construction work, to perform drainage pipe repairs at Charles Burke Elementary last year. The Current’s reporting on Bosco’s work at Charles Burke led to a criminal probe into alleged forgeries of local contractors’ quotes for that project…

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