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Broussard chief on leave during investigation Posted at 1:39 PM, Apr 28, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-28 14:39:57-04 Mayor Ray Bourque and the Broussard City Council were notified on 4/27/2021 that Broussard Police Chief Brannon Decou is taking voluntary leave. Chief Decou will remain on leave until the completion of a current investigation. His decision is based on the City legal counsel's advice on best practices: that he take leave to protect the integrity of an ongoing investigation. While no comments can be made on the investigation or its findings until it is completed, Mayor Bourque...

View Comments Broussard Police Chief Brannon Decou is taking a voluntary leave of absence while the city conducts an investigation after it received "an envelope of text messages." Decou notified Mayor Ray Bourque and the city council Tuesday that he would take the voluntary leave until the completion of the investigation, the city's Director of Tourism and Communications Holly Cope-Lynn said in a statement.  His decision was based on advice on best practices from the city's attorneys, Cope-Lynn said. In a statement, Bourque said he agreed with the chief's decision in order to "protect the...