malfeasance

A corrections officer in Iberia Parish was arrested and fired after a probe found he allegedly beat an inmate, leading to charges of battery and malfeasance.

A police officer in the town of New Roads in Pointe Coupee Parish has been arrested and fired from his job after he allegedly pawned two guns issued to him by the police department.

Opelousas Mayor Reggie Tatum was indicted on 15 charges stemming from an overtime payroll scandal that followed the August 2016 flood.

St. James Parish President Timothy Roussel has been indicted on six counts of malfeasance.

A Louisiana grand jury has indicted New Roads Mayor Robert Mayer on charges of malfeasance in office and abuse of power.

Grogan was charged with one count of malfeasance in office and three counts of compounding a felony.

This was done in an attempt to hide policy violations that they were involved in.

State Police detectives reviewed credit card records, conducted interview, and they viewed video surveillance before making the arrest.

MINDEN, La. (AP) — Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of two Cotton Valley fire officials accused of improperly spending public funds. Assistant Fire Chief Adam Hurley appeared in district court in Webster Parish on Monday with attorney Marty Stroud, who also represents Fire Chief Dennis Meshell...

Raymond Calais was charged with perjury and malfeasance earlier this year.

State Police arrested Christopher Drago of Ville Platte after investigating a complaint against him that he was engaging in sexual conduct with females he supervised as a probation officer. He's in the Allen Parish jail on a $2,500 bond...

State police says Simmesport's chief of police, two part-time police officers, former fire chief and two citizens have been arrested on a host of charges ranging from theft to malfeasance.