LaSalle Economic Development contracts/MOUs re: Alexandria Transfer Center
| Submitted | April 8, 2015 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the the Louisiana Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All contracts (and their amendments) and memorandums of understanding entered into by the LaSalle Economic Development District for services and activities related to the Alexandria Transfer Center. Responsive materials should include but not be limited to:
• the initial Invitation to Bid, Request for Proposal, or equivalent call for contractors
• the responsive materials provided by the winning bidder
• other bidder responses
• the current contract
• all exhibits
• all amendments
The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not being made for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl C.D. Lipton
From: Sam Gabb
Beryl,
I represent The GEO Group, Inc. and have been tasked with submission of a response to the request for records you had issued to the LaSalle Economic Development District, pursuant to La.R.S. 44:1, et seq. Along these lines, I have attached the records responsive to that request.
With this response, no further action will be taken.
Sam
Samuel B. Gabb
Plauche, Smith & Nieset, L.L.C.
P.O. Drawer 1705
Lake Charles, LA 70602-1705
337-436-0522
Fax: 337-436-9637
email: sgabb@psnlaw.com
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: LaSalle Economic Development District
A no responsive documents response.
From: Lenise
Please see attached. Thanks, Lenise
Lenise McDonough
Dorroh & Kendrick, a PLC
3225 North 1st Street
P O Box 1889
Jena, Louisiana 71342
Phone (318) 992-4107
Fax: (318) 992-4110
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
I'd like to follow up on this request, to which your office had sent a response indicating that no responsive documents were available, a claim later restated during a phone call with Mr. Dorroh in April. I hope that I may get further clarification.
According to GEO Group's website, "On August 29, 2013, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement modified the existing LaSalle Detention Facility contract between The LaSalle Economic Development District and The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) to provide a detention and removal staging facility on the site of the Alexandria, Louisiana Airport." [http://www.geogroup.com/Maps/LocationDetails/117]
That facility, LaSalle Detention Facility, was celebrated by local, state, and company officials alike when it was built [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y7hkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=toYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1760%2C6249].
Could a representative of your office please clarify the lack of responsive material?
Thank you very much for your time and help.
Best wishes,
Beryl C.D. Lipton
From: Sam Gabb
Beryl,
As you are aware, I represent The GEO Group, Inc. and have again been tasked with submission of a response to the most recent request for records you had issued to the LaSalle Economic Development District (LEDD), pursuant to La.R.S. 44:1, et seq. I had previously produced the records responsive to that request by email dated April 16, 2015.
Since that time, you had issued another request to LEDD, seeking records pertaining to "a detention and removal staging facility on the site of the Alexandria, Louisiana Airport." While The GEO Group, Inc. is not certain that the request encompasses the materials pertaining to the staging facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, I have, nevertheless, produced a copy of that lease agreement. Certain site plans have been removed from the exhibits to that agreement.
With this response, no further action will be taken. However, if you have any questions or need additional information, please direct future requests to me.
Sam
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Mr. Gabb,
Thank you very much for your letter. Could you please provide clarification regarding your response? Would all contractual agreements regarding the terms of service for LaSalle Detention Facility and the Alexandria Transfer Center be included in the Intergovernmental Service Agreement between LaSalle Economic Development District (LEDD) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement? If so, I believe it would be more appropriate to solicit responses from LEDD.
I appreciate your provision of the materials thus far, and I look forward to hearing from you again.
Best wishes,
Beryl
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