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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, pa

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