Busted In Acadiana

According to The Advertiser, here is a list of the top paid public servants in Lafayette Parish. These numbers may be slightly dated but it gives you an idea what we pay public servants in the area.

1. $237,000 Ray Authement, UL Lafayette president
2. $210,000 Carolina Cruz Neira, UL, chief scientist, LITE Center, Ph.D
3. $194,250 Rickey Bustle, UL head football coach
4. $158,710 Subrata Dasgupta, UL professor/head, cognitive science department, Ph.D.
5. $150,000 Mark Zappi, UL dean of engineering, Ph.D.
6. $150,000 Robert Lee, UL head men’s basketball coach
7. $145,562 B.R. Stokes, UL, director Reading First program
8. $144,999 Steve Landry, UL vice president of academics, Ph.D.
9. $144,816 Magdy Bayoumi, UL professor; director, Center for Advanced Computer Studies, Ph.D
10. $143,643 Greg Davis, Cajundome director
11. $139,691 Mike Harson, 15th Judicial District Attorney (paid from Lafayette, Vermilion and Acadia parishes)
12. $136,624 Jack Damico, UL professor of communicative disorders, Ph.D
13. $135,998 B.E. Clark, UL dean, sciences
14. $132,855 James Easton, Superintendent of Lafayette Parish public schools
15. $132,600 Collie M. Trant, city-parish forensic pathologist (Coroner’s Office)
16. $131,886 Gregg Gothreaux, Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) director
17. $125,000 R.E. Stewart, UL vice president, research/graduate studies
18. $119,788 David L. Walker, UL acting athletic director/auxiliary services director
19. $117,769 Daniel Povinelli, UL professor, Ph.D
20. $117,749 Terry Huval, Lafayette Utilities System director
21. $117,520 Jeff Rowell, New Iberia Research Center director, DVM
22. $115,304 Della Bonnette, UL vice president, information technology
23. $115,000 Gerald Breaux, Lafayette Convention and Visitors Center executive director
24. $113,312 Raymond Blanco, UL vice president of student affairs
25. $112,597 David Barry, UL dean, liberal arts
26. $111,405 C.Eddie Palmer, UL dean, graduate school
27. $110,716 H. Gordon Brooks, UL dean, arts
28. $109,825 Gerald Carlson, UL dean, education
29. $108,085 Marelle Yongue, UL director of health services, MD
30. $105,343 G.P. Poirrier, UL dean, nursing/allied health
31. $104,562 Louis Perret, Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court
32. $102,960 Michael Neustrom, Lafayette Parish Sheriff
33. $102,896 R. Kolluru, director, UL Center for Business/Information Technology
34. $102,000 E. Cook, UL dean, business administration
35. $100,763 15th Judicial District Court judges (13)
36. $100,177 C.W. Triche, UL director of libraries
37. $100,000 Paul Cutt, (LEDA) LITE COO
38. $97,216 Pam Deville, Cajundome assistant director
39. $94,099 Dee Stanley, Lafayette Consolidated Government chief administrative officer
40. $94,018 Burnell Lemoine, deputy superintendent and chief academic officer
41. $93,975 P.A. Hayes, UL dean, general studies
42. $93,090 Conrad Comeaux, Lafayette Parish assessor
43. $92,581 Becky Lalumia, Lafayette Consolidated Government chief financial officer
44. $92,581 Frank Ledoux, LUS engineering and power supply manager
45. $91,460 Greg Roberts, director of aviation, Lafayette Regional Airport
46. $91,310 Joey Durel, Lafayette City-Parish President
47. $90,687 Thomas Frederick, 15th Judicial District commissioner
48. $89,947 Charles Dennis, director of special curriculum and instructional programs
49. $89,603 Ed Pratt, UL dean of students
50. $89,440 Nelson Schexnayder, UL director (former athletic director)
51. $88,764 Keith Stutes, assistant district attorney
52. $88,763 Lawrence Lilly, Lafayette Charter School principal
53. $87,734 Keith Thibodeaux, LCG chief information officer
54. $87,709 Jim Craft, acting Police Chief
55. $87,225 C.A. Dupuy, director, UL, MEPOL program
56. $86,216 Tom Carroll, LCG public works director
57. $86,216 Tony Tramel, LCG traffic and transportation director
58. $85,950 Robert Benoit, Lafayette Fire Chief
59. $85,272 J.N. Prather, assistant district attorney (part-time)
60. $84,782 Logan McDaniel, chief information officer Lafayette Parish School District
61. $84,425 Carl Bauer, UL governmental relations coordinator
62. $83,853 D. Rosenfield, UL dean, enrollment
63. $83,752 Tom Brown, area director for the Lafayette Parish School District
64. $83,752 Nancy Cech, area director for the Lafayette Parish School District
65. $83,752 Katherine Landry, area director for the Lafayette Parish School District
66. $83,304 Pat Logan, LCG, associate public works director
67. $82,867 Ronald Landry, LUS electric operations manager
68. $82,488 J. Floyd Johnson, assistant district attorney
69. $82,400 Bill Blanchet, Cajundome, assistant director, food services, operations, finance
70. $80,725 Andrew Duhon, LUS customer/support service manager
71. $80,280 Ouida Forsyth, director of schools of choice, Lafayette Parish School system
72. $79,272 Guy Lebreton, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
73. $78,785 Denise Bundick, 15th JDC coordinator/hearing officer
74. $78,374 Gerald Boudreaux, LCG parks/recreation director
75. $78,374 Eleanor Lily Bouy, LCG director of planning, zoning, codes
76. $77,709 Cathy Webre, executive director, Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
77. $77,697 Susan Chiquelin, director of special education for the Lafayette Parish School District
78. $77,488 J. Kreamer, UL director media/printing services
79. $77,334 Melanie Lewis, LCG director of community development
80. $76,632 Keith Sibille, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
81. $76,584 Roy Frusha, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
82. $76.568 Vernal Comeaux, Lafayette Parish School District
83. $75,651 Judith M. Konikoff, assessment teacher coordinator, Lafayette Parish School District
84. $75,483 Sona Dombourian, Lafayette Parish Library Director
85. $75,462 Mike Sands, LCG civil service director
86. $75,200 Robert Christophel, UL assistant football coach
87. $75,200 B.J. Pry, UL assistant football coach
88. $75,000 Laurie Dieck, LITE director of marketing/business development
89. $75,000 Johnny Lawson, LITE senior systems administrator
90. $74,475 John T. Landry, UL director of development
91. $73,860 Michele Billeaud, assistant district attorney
92. $73,694 Gail Smith, LCG director, administrative services
93. $73,120 R. Hudson, UL assistant football coach
94. $72,769 Patrick J. Leonard, principal at Lafayette High
95. $72,554 Harriet A. Taylor, program director of student services
96. $72,245 Francie Bouillon, city judge
97. $72,245 Douglas Saloom, city judge
98. $72,100 Mark Tyrrell, Cajundome, general manager, food services
99. $71,682 Herbert J. Thayer, principal of Alternative High school
100. $70,481 Dana Schmersahl, principal J. Wallace James Elementary Arts and Technology School
101. $70,304 M.A. Tullos, deputy director, University Art Museum
102. $70,289 Dorothy Scott, assistant principal Lafayette High School
103. $70,015 Ken Villemarette, instructional supervisor for adult education
104. $70,000 Tony Robichaux, UL head baseball coach
105. $69,020 Melissa Hebert, Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
106. $69,081 Louise Chargois, instructional supervisor Lafayette Parish School District
107. $68,664 Ronald Dauterive, assistant district attorney
108. $68,493 Joe Craig, principal Comeaux High School
109. $66,419 Elizabeth Landry, UL director, university advancement
110. $65,292 Richard Weimer, assistant district attorney
111. $65,028 Michelle Breaux, assistant district attorney
112. $64,800 Sridhar Chander, IT manager, Clerk of Court
113. $64,563 Philippe Gustin, LCG International Trade Manager
114. $63,252 James Simon, assistant district attorney
115. $62,760 David Hutchins, assistant district attorney
116. $61,904 Rebecca Kirk, 15th JDC hearing officer
117. $61,904 Vanessa Randall, 15th JDC hearing officer
118. $61,800 Gilbert Decourt, Cajundome executive chef
119. $60,751 F. Jason Devillier, deputy director of aviation, Lafayette Regional Airport

Top paid coaches in the parish *Denotes salary plus stipend for coaching

1. $60,181 *Randell Francois, Northside High teacher, head track and field, assistant football
2. $59,808 *Mel “Skip” Didier, Northside High teacher, head baseball, boys soccer, assistant football coach
3. $59,485 *Bob Fabre, Acadiana High teacher, head wrestling coach and assistant football coach
4. $59,020 *Paul Jumonville, Comeaux High teacher, head wrestling and assistant football coach
5. $58,732 *Curtis Gros, Comeaux High teacher, assistant football coach
6. $58,476 *Cordell Bailey, Northside High teacher, assistant basketball, football, baseball, bowling coach
7. $56,870 *Sam Taulli, Lafayette High teacher, assistant football, basketball, baseball coach
8. $58,208 *Rick Lebato, Northside High head tennis, head basketball, assistant track and field coach
9. $58,005 *Ted Davidson, Acadiana High teacher, head football coach and teacher
10. $57,334 *Berwick Hamilton, Northside High teacher, assistant football, wresting and track and field coach
11. $57,132 *Larry Patin, Northside High teacher, head softball, assistant basketball coach
12. $56,703 Scott McCullough, Acadiana High teacher, head basketball and assistant volleyball coach
13. $56,700 Kelly Hall, UL head women’s basketball coach
14. $56,700 Meredith Hall, UL head women’s basketball coach
15. $56,662 *Roland R. Eveland, assistant football coach, teacher, Carencro High
16. $55,910 *Norma Ruthie Dugal, Comeaux High teacher, assistant softball, volleyball and basketball coach
17. $55,770 *Dwayne Searle, Acadiana High teacher, assistant football and assistant baseball cocah
18. $55,557 *Myles Casbon, Acadiana High teacher, head basketball and assistant track coach
19. $55,445 *Albert Hartwell, Carencro High teacher, head basketball coach
20. $55,397 *Mark Barousse, Lafayette High athletic director, head football, assistant track coach