By ROBIN SHANNON

L’Observateur

LAPLACE – At a special meeting of the St. John Parish Housing authority, the board moved Monday to fire Executive Director Richard “Dale” Wolfe after seven months on the job.

Commissioner Art Smith made the motion to terminate Wolfe’s contract on the basis of “contractual and policy violations.” The board had presented a list of 26 contractual violations, along with 25 other violations committed by Wolfe while in office. The board voted 3-1 to terminate the contract, with commissioners Iona Holloway, Deshonda Firmin and Smith voting in favor. Commissioner Melissa Faucheux voted against termination.

Check out Wednesday’s L’Observateur for more on the meetign and the termination.