Former St. Mary Parish teacher arrested after alleged sexual messages with student

A 24-year-old New Iberia man who worked as a teacher in St. Mary Parish was arrested following an investigation into allegations that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with a juvenile student, according to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office. Akeem Treyshaun Broussard was arrested Nov. 10 on a charge of indecent behavior with juveniles, according to deputies. The investigation began Oct. 26 after a School Resource Officer was contacted by St. Mary Parish School Board administrators about concerns involving a teacher’s communication with a juvenile. According to investigators, the communication took place through private, sexually explicit text messages during school hours. School administrators alerted the School Resource Officer after discovering the messages, prompting an investigation by sheriff’s office detectives. After reviewing the communications and gathering evidence, an arrest warrant was issued for Broussard. St.

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