Gov. Jeff Landry’s lawyers intervened with an independent state retirement system to allow one of his appointees to keep making contributions to that system, emails and letters show.

The lawyers acted after officials at the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System determined that Christopher Hebert, chair of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, could not continue participating in the program, the records show.

The governor’s lawyers said they would seek an advisory opinion from Attorney General Liz Murrill on whether Hebert could continue – but three months later, as of Thursday, they had yet to request that opinion, according to Murrill.

In the meantime, officials at LASERS said they have been allowing Hebert to keep contributing to the system.

Otherwise, he would have to join the

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