In a contentious vote, the Ascension Parish Council removed the vice chairman of the Prevost Memorial Hospital board a little more than a week after he was arrested for allegedly obstructing justice.

Glenn Price, 68, has served on the board since late 2023 . He maintained his innocence and asked the council to wait until the charges were decided in court.

“It’s predicated on charges — no convictions — charges,” he said of the resolution to remove him. “I always refer to these charges as bogus charges, because these charges were brought upon me when I decided to run for mayor of Donaldsonville.”

Police arrested Price last October, and he faces felony charges of illegal possession of stolen property over $25,000, money laundering over $100,000, and illegal transmission of monetary fun

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