A member of the New Orleans area's flood protection board will resign after state lawmakers questioned whether Gov. Jeff Landry skirted state law in appointing him , the latest controversy to hit the agency since the governor began pursuing changes there.

Landry bypassed the board's independent nominating committee and installed King . Since he was appointed, King has attended just one board meeting, where he was sworn in. Now, King, an electrical engineer, says he is resigning, but he intends to reapply for another seat on the board for which he is qualified to serve.

There appeared to be two problems with King’s nomination: He lives in New Orleans and was appointed to a board seat intended for someone who lives outside of the agency’s jurisdiction, and the committee that vets prosp

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