Sheriff shares more info on rejection of jail bids

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By: TONY MARKS Editor After the bids for the construction of the new parish jail were rejected, and Sheriff Charles Guillory explained the decision was based on the lack of sub-contractors. According to the sheriff, there were originally three mechanical sub-contractors. Two of them eventually backed out, which left one sub-contractor with a bid of around $3 million. “When he found out he was the…

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