The city of Natchez recently awarded a road paving bid to Blain company, the same company that the Concordia Parish Police Jury has pending litigation against right now. About a year ago, Blain surfaced some roads for the police jury, but the roads started to crack, buckle and otherwise go to crap just about as soon as the asphalt cooled. The jury sued them, a matter that is still in litigation, and Blain has recently counter-sued the the police jury.
Meanwhile, Natchez city engineer David Gardner said things are go, and that the city had hired an engineer to keep an eye on things. (see here)
But Blain and the police jury agree on one thing. Both of their suits name engineer Bryant Hammett, who the jury hired to inspect the roads during construction and sign off on them once they were completed, as a defendent.
