The former mayor of a south Louisiana town is accused of falsifying community service reports while he was in office, authorities said Tuesday.
Edward Reinhardt, 73, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of malfeasance in office, according to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office.
He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. Bond was set at $25,000.
Reinhardt is accused of signing paperwork for multiple people saying that court-ordered community service had been completed when they had not completed any or all of the hours, authorities said. The practice allegedly started in 2019, officials said.
Reinhardt was Lockport’s mayor from 2016 until November 2022, when he resigned amid sexual harassment allegations, according to Houma Today. He’s suing the town of Lockport and its attorney in federal court over the investigation, the report said.
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