$205K in school funds missing, bookkeeper arrested: St. Mary Parish Sheriff

ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- A former bookkeeper for Patterson High School was arrested today in connection with missing school funds totaling over $205,000, according to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office announced that 65-year-old Lisa Ann Crochet Powell, of Morgan City, was arrested around 3 p.m. this afternoon. She faces charges including false accounting, theft of more than $25,000, and malfeasance in office.

According to a news release, a...