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Opelousas Mayor Indicted For Overtime Payroll Scandal
A grand jury in St. Landry Parish has indicted Opelousas Mayor Reggie Tatum on 15 charges stemming from an overtime payroll scandal that followed the August 2016 flood.
Our news partners at KATC reported he is facing the following charges:
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