Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of Liela Legendre, 58, of Choctaw for Exploitation of the Infirmed. Earlier this month, detectives opened an investigation into Legendre after a report was filed alleging she was exploiting an elderly family member for which she had power of attorney. Detectives learned the Legendre had placed the man, who is in his 90s, in a nursing home and had taken over his financial affairs. In February 2018, another family member took over the power of attorney and began inspecting financial records. The family member discovered several instances where the elderly man’s finances were used by Legendre for her own personal use. Detectives discovered multiple instances of accounting discrepancies amounting to more than $95,000 which was believed to be used for Legendre’s personal use. One of the instances included a check made out to cash for $20,000 documented as being for future funeral expenses, but no money had been paid to the funeral home in question. Investigators also learned Legendre had traded in the man’s mobile home as a down payment toward the purchase of her own mobile home. Detectives met with the man, and he confirmed he did not authorize Legendre to make any of the aforementioned transactions. Following the investigation, detectives obtained a warrant for Legendre’s arrest. Detectives made contact with Legendre on May 15. She was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center with Exploitation of the Infirmed, a felony. She was subsequently released after posting $5,000 bond.