Lafayette person booked with dwelling improvement fraud

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Lafayette gentleman and booked him with household enhancement fraud.

Warrick Paul Boudreaux, 52 was arrested immediately after an investigation that commenced in July 2020.

Deputies were referred to as by the target, who signed a contract with Boudreaux in 2019. Deputies acquired that Boudreaux, owner of WB Construction LLC, was referred to as by the target to do some remodeling at her house. She gave Boudreaux some dollars to pay for the components, and paid out Boudreaux for labor, deputies say.

When Boudreaux was putting in flooring in the dwelling, he ruptured a h2o line, deputies say. The target learned the ruptured line months soon after the installation of the ground was accomplished. Boudreaux assured the victim that the destruction would be fixed but never returned to the household to fix the damages. Boudreaux advised the victim that he hardly ever returned owing to the components remaining stolen from her residence.

The victim created a lot of attempts to speak to Boudreaux throughout the adhering to calendar year with adverse benefits, and statements that he did not fulfill the contractual agreement by not completing the transform. The whole quantity of the resources dispersed to Boudreaux was $14,225.07.

A warrant was issued for Boudreaux’s arrest, and he was booked on April 15, deputies say.