▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁and ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁Richard ▁Le che ▁were ▁su ed ▁for ▁trans gress ions ▁in ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁for ▁the ▁land sc aping ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁campus . ▁An ▁amount ▁of ▁$ 2 7 , 3 5 1 . 0 1 ▁was ▁claimed ▁but ▁nobody ▁was ▁conv icted ▁after ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁held ▁that ▁special ▁skills ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁compet itive ▁b idd ing ▁and ▁that ▁services ▁worth ▁that ▁amount ▁had ▁been ▁delivered . ▁ ▁N ut ria ▁far ming ▁and ▁release ▁In ▁a ▁vent ure ▁un related ▁to ▁Tab as co ▁sau ce , ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁also ▁operated ▁a ▁nut ria ▁( My oc ast or ▁co yp us ) ▁farm ▁on ▁A very ▁Island ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁The ▁nut ria ▁introduction ▁began ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Arm and ▁P . ▁Das pit , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Department ▁of ▁Conserv ation ' s ▁Fur ▁and ▁Wild ▁Life ▁Division ▁who ▁approached ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁after ▁reading ▁a ▁bullet in ▁on ▁them ▁from ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁Another ▁couple , ▁Susan ▁and ▁Captain ▁H . ▁Con rad ▁Bro te ▁began ▁a ▁nut ria ▁farm ▁at ▁St . ▁Tam many ▁Par ish ▁from ▁around ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁The ▁captain ▁served ▁on ▁merchant ▁ships ▁running ▁between ▁New ▁Orleans ▁and ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁Their ▁farm ▁did ▁well ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁sales ▁and ▁they ▁let