Highlights
- Ethics board fined Boudreaux $100 per violation, totaling $200
- Violations stem from November 2022 crash involving council member Kayla Reaux
- Boudreaux stopped officers from conducting field sobriety test on Reaux
- He later delivered gift card envelopes from Reaux to two officers at the scene
- Both Boudreaux and Reaux resigned from their Youngsville positions following the incident
Former Youngsville Police Chief Fined $200 for Ethics Violations in 2022 Crash Incident
Rickey Boudreaux broke state law when he prevented officers from giving a council member a field sobriety test and delivered gift cards from that official to officers involved in the incident.
YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KPEL News) — The Louisiana Board of Ethics found former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux violated two state ethics codes related to a 2022 crash involving then-City Council member Kayla Reaux.
The ethics board documents show Boudreaux violated Louisiana law on two counts during his time as chief. He stopped his officers from giving Reaux a field sobriety test after the crash. He also delivered envelopes with gift cards from the council member to two officers who responded to the incident.
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What Happened During the 2022 Crash
Both violations connect back to a November 2022 incident in Youngsville’s Sugar Mill Pond subdivision. Reaux crashed her vehicle into a parked car late one night but didn’t cooperate with responding officers. She left the scene in Boudreaux’s vehicle without receiving a sobriety test or citation…