by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Happy New Year, businesss news readers. And let's get down to business. Ten years ago the Louisiana Board of Ethics charged Lafayette businessman Greg Gachassin and his Cartesian Company with ethics code violations for entering contracts with entities developing low-income housing with a public authority while he served on the board or shortly after he resigned in November 2009. He was fined $1.5 million, the largest in ethics board history. An appeal court ordered an adjudicatory board to recalculate the fine, which recduced it. Years later, the exact fine has not been recalculated while the case remains in court. You can read the full story here. Have a great day. | 