RAYVILLE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - Rayville's Director of Public Works has been suspended without pay in the wake of his indictment this week on 24 counts of malfeasance in office.
Because Brown is a Department Head, any further action will require a vote of the Rayville Board of Aldermen.
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RAYVILLE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Rayville public works director Lorenzo Brown was indicted Wednesday for 24 counts of malfeasance in office. Brown was then arrested Thursday and released on a 120-thousand dollar bond, after a grand jury indictment against him.
They say he was breaking the law by using prison inmate trustees, at times, as maintenance workers, at private homes and businesses two dozen times. They include a motel, nightclub, Mexican restaurant and car dealership, among others.
The indictment document indicates he did this over the course of a year during 2009 and 2010. This issue is striking a chord because police say he used public dollars and resources to help and fund the work. "Town tax dollars should be paid to the town, it doesn't matter who works for the town, but the town tax dollars should go to the town," said Brown's neighbor Roosevelt James.
We reached out to brown to tell his side of the story and he said no comment, at least for now. Brown's arraignment is set for April 3rd
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:55 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:55:16 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - One person has died, following a collision between a train and a car in northern Ouachita Parish. Also, another person is injured after that wreck.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - One person has died, following a collision between a train and a car in northern Ouachita Parish. Also, another person is injured after that wreck.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:01 PM EDT2013-06-18 18:01:27 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Monroe Police and Ouachita Parish Deputies continue to investigate multiple shootings, a murder and a weekend stabbing in the parish.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Monroe Police and Ouachita Parish Deputies continue to investigate multiple shootings, a murder and a weekend stabbing in the parish.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:57 AM EDT2013-06-19 09:57:38 GMT
NEW ORLEANS (KNOE 8 News/AP) - A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half-sister, who died from the beating.
NEW ORLEANS (KNOE 8 News/AP) - A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half-sister, who died from the beating.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:27 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:27:15 GMT
TALLULAH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Board members at Madison Parish Hospital put the CEO on administrative leave earlier this month and they told us why on Tuesday.
TALLULAH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Board members at Madison Parish Hospital put the CEO on administrative leave earlier this month and they told us why on Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:54 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:54:41 GMT
SHREVEPORT, La. (KNOE 8 News/AP) - Shreveport police have arrested a 32-year-old woman in the death of a toddler who was brought to the hospital on Monday.
SHREVEPORT, La. (KNOE 8 News/AP) - Shreveport police have arrested a 32-year-old woman in the death of a toddler who was brought to the hospital on Monday.
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
