A St. Tammany Parish Government spokesperson's critical statements about a job posting could lead to new regulations for the parish's public information officers.

St. Tammany Parish Council member David Cougle's proposed ordinance follows statements to a newspaper reporter made earlier this month by Michael Vinsanau , a parish government spokesperson who often speaks on behalf of Parish President Mike Cooper.

After parish resident Connie Phillips, who once lodged over 150 complaints about books in the library, used artificial intelligence software to create a job posting for the parish's library director on behalf of the chair of the library board, Vinsanau questioned the decision.

"It's inappropriate that it was made by AI by an activist," Vinsanau said in an interview with The Times

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