The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday settled on two candidates to serve on Louisiana’s Board of Ethics, while its counterpart in the House has not yet decided from a list of 10 nominees.
The Senate committee chose Camille Bryant of New Orleans and William Grimley of Baton Rouge, each of whom would serve a five-year term if confirmed by the full Senate.
Born in Shreveport, Bryant is a labor and employment law attorney at McGlinchey Stafford in New Orleans. Grimley is a retired personal injury lawyer and Mississippi native.
Both were chosen from a list of 10 nominees selected by presidents of Louisiana’s 10 private universities through the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (LAICU). Each of the nominees gave brief biographies and fielded questions from the senators in open session. The senators then went into executive session to finalize their picks.
A similar process played out in the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, though lawmakers there decided to postpone voting on candidates. Vice Chairman Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, said the committee has until Feb. 8 to make recommendations.
The House committee also interviewed 10 candidates nominated by the LAICU and will recommend two finalists to the rest of the House. If confirmed, the candidates will serve five-year terms on the Ethics Board.
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