Pending changes to an agreement between a developer and the City of Broussard may violate state law, an Attorney General's Opinion has found.

Mayor Ray Bourque asked for the opinion to determine if there could be problems with changes to the agreement, which was approved by the city council back in 2024. That approval was subject to the AG's opinion.

AG opinions do not have the force of law.

According to the opinion, the Mayor told the AG's office that the agreement in question was created between a developer and the city in June 2023. The developer was constructing a market-rate, single-family, built-to-rent development in the city, and the agreement made that developer responsible for traffic issues, including the construction of a turn lane.

But in February 2024, the developer asked

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