BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The head of a Louisiana agency that oversees more than $250 million in federal and state housing programs has left the job amid harassment claims.
Frederick Tombar III resigned Wednesday from his $260,000-a-year job as executive director of the Louisiana Housing Corporation.
Officials would provide no details about the harassment claims against Tombar.
Meghan Parrish, spokeswoman for Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Division of Administration, said the office was notified of “allegations of harassment” because it manages human resources for the housing agency.
“The Division of Administration takes allegations of harassment seriously and investigates all complaints thoroughly and confidentially,” Parrish said in a statement.
She said an internal investigation of the claims ended when Tombar resigned: “While we understand this matter may involve further legal examination, our human resources investigation is complete.”
In his resignation letter, Tombar didn’t mention the allegations. Instead, he described what he considered his achievements in the job and his “fulfillment of a life-long professional goal to work on housing issues” in his home state.
“Now, however, for the good of my family, I will return to the private sector,” he wrote.
Tombar had been executive director for 22 months. The Louisiana Housing Corporation manages affordable and energy efficient housing programs for low- and moderate-income families.
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