Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Truong pleaded not guilty on Monday to state charges of malfeasance in office, public intimidation and theft between $5000 and $25,000, entering his plea before a dozen or so supporters that had filed into a courtroom in Franklinton.

Truong's plea followed an Oct. 30 indictment by a Washington Parish grand jury that listed seven different allegations under the single count of malfeasance in office, including having public workers improperly do a home repair job on his mother's house and soliciting a bribe from a representative of a construction company.

On Monday, wearing a blue suit and a red tie, Truong appeared beside his attorney, Billy Gibbens of New Orleans, who told Judge William Burris of the 22nd Judicial District that Truong plead "not guilty."

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