Appeal Court Affirms Judge’s Ruling On Prosecutorial Misconduct; Sends Gravois Indictment Case Back To Trial Court For Further Proceedings

By David Reynaud

The legal battle between St. James Parish Director of Operations Blaise Gravois and prosecutors with 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin’s office will continue following a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal ruling that affirmed part, reversed part, and remanded (sent back) 23rd Judicial District Judge Jessie LeBlanc’s ruling to quash/dismiss all five counts of Malfeasance in Office charges against Gravois.

Gravois, on September 28, 2016, was indicted by a St. James Parish Grand Jury on five counts of Malfeasance in Office for allegedly using parish employees, equipment and funds to install a free gas line for a galvanizing company; for drilling piles on private property; for removing a shed on private property; for demolishing a mobile home on private property; and for removing a playhouse and debris from private property.

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