Robert Gautreaux, the Lafayette Parish School System’s former director of construction, facilities and maintenance, pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of filing false public records, injuring public records and obstruction of justice. Gautreaux, 46, was indicted by a Lafayette Parish grand jury in January.
“Robert maintains his innocence and denies the allegations made against him,” criminal defense attorney Jordan Precht tells The Current. “There is significantly more to this story than what has been disclosed so far. We look forward to the full truth coming out in court.”
Gautreaux is accused of creating false quotes for multiple construction projects and then submitting them into school system records to meet policy requirements. He allegedly used the letterhead of local companies to carry out the scheme…