Former Golden Meadow Police Chief faces felony charges for malfeasance allegations

LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Former Chief of Police for the Town of Golden Meadow has been arrested on allegations of malfeasance.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) agents report their help was requested by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office to investigate alleged official misconduct.

Agents discovered Troy Dufrene allegedly tampered with records in a case management system owned by the sheriff’s office and shared with the police department.

According to the LBI investigation, Dufrene “intentionally deleted over 12 years worth of records maintained within the internal case management system.” The records included traffic citations, fuel expenditures, arrest reports, payroll information and more important information.

Agents reported Dufrene allegedly did this after recently losing the police chief election, just before vacating the office.

Dufrene’s actions reportedly caused a “significant disruption” to the police department’s operation as officials said they have struggled to retrieve the deleted records.

An arrest warrant was issued and on Wednesday, Aug. 6, Dufrene reportedly surrendered to officers. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Jail on felony charges of:

• Injuring public records
• Malfeasance in office
• Computer tampering

He is being held on a $15,000 bond as the investigation remains ongoing.

It’s always disappointing when public servants are accused of breaking the law. They have a responsibility to the people who elected them and to whom they serve. Just because you lost an election doesn’t give you the right to delete public records and sabotage your successor.
Attorney General Liz Murrill

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