Former Lafayette DA’s employee, witness predicted second bribery scandal

“Well, looks like the feds will be back,” Jessica Broussard, a former employee of the Lafayette district attorney’s office recalled telling Assistant District Attorney Gary Haynes before the FBI raided his office in May 2023.

Broussard testified Friday morning in Haynes’ federal bribery trial in Lafayette.

Her comment referred to a previous bribery scheme in the DA’s office, when Mike Harson was district attorney. Haynes’ wife, Barna, Harson’s longtime assistant, went to federal prison for her role in that scheme…

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