One of the youngest mayors in Louisiana history was arrested Tuesday for his role in an alleged drug-trafficking ring that moved opioids, pot and MDMA — two years to the day of his swearing-in ceremony.
Tyrin Truong, the 25-year-old mayor of the tiny eastern Louisiana city of Bogalusa, was collared for allegedly organizing “entertainment with a prostitute” at an AirBnB rented with public money during a mayor’s conference in Atlanta, NOLA.com said.
Truong — elected to his post at the tender young age of 23 — was also buying drugs in Louisiana, Northshore District Attorney Collin Sims told the outlet.
“This conduct is not going to be tolerated,” Sims said in an interview. “The citizens of Bogalusa deserve better and we’re not finished. We’re just getting started.”
The arrest likely signals the end of Truong’s brief political career, which began in November 2022 when he knocked incumbent Mayor Wendy O’Quin Perrette out of the city’s top spot.
When he was sworn in on Jan. 7, 2023, Truong became the city’s youngest mayor and tied the state record for youngest mayor in Louisiana history, NOLA.com said.
During his campaign, the Washington University graduate and former intern for US Rep. Lacy