Highlights
- Grand jury indicts Robert Gautreaux on seven counts of filing false public records, two counts of injuring public records, and two counts of obstruction of justice
- Gautreaux accused of creating fake contractor quotes for school construction projects valued between $50,000-$249,999
- Obstruction charges allege evidence tampering “with specific intent of distorting results of criminal investigation”
- Louisiana Attorney General conducting separate public corruption probe examining whether higher officials knew about alleged forgeries
- Gautreaux remains employed by Lafayette Parish School System as agriculture teacher at $85,000 annual salary
Former LPSS Construction Director Indicted on Multiple Forgery, Obstruction Charges
Grand jury adds obstruction counts to existing charges against Robert Gautreaux as Attorney General probes Lafayette schools.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — A Lafayette grand jury Wednesday indicted the former construction director for Lafayette Parish schools on multiple felony charges of forgery and obstruction of justice, escalating a criminal case that began with his arrest last August.
Robert Gautreaux faces seven felony counts of filing false public records, two counts of first-degree injuring public records, and two counts of obstruction of justice, according to The Current. The obstruction charges accuse Gautreaux of tampering with evidence “with the specific intent of distorting the results of a criminal investigation or proceeding.”…