BATON ROUGE — The head of the Baton Rouge area’s bus system said Monday he was disappointed by alleged misconduct that led to the indictment of several people, including a Metro Council member.
CATS chief executive Theo Richards said he would take the opportunity to “correct the missteps of the past and move forward.”
Prosecutors say certain vendors who had contracts with the Capital Area Transit System in 2021 and 2022 benefited improperly. Richards said that since 2022, CATS has instituted “several safeguards” to ensure the bus system is following ethical business practices and restoring public trust…