LAFAYETTE — The Lafayette Police Department has arrested the former director of construction, maintenance, and facilities for the Lafayette Parish School System, according to an LPSS spokesperson.

A school system official said police arrested Robert Gautreaux on a count of injuring public records and filing false public records.

Gautreaux's arrest came after a police investigation that was ultimately referred to prosecutors.

On June 18, 2025, the Lafayette Police Department received information from LPSS regarding the formal turnover of its internal investigation into reported irregularities, according to Sgt: Robin Green, spokesperson for LPD. After a two-and-a-half-month investigation, Gautreaux, was arrested.

In a statement, LPSS Superintendent Francis Touchet, Jr. said:

“The arres

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