An Opelousas group home operator has been charged with extorting a resident.
Monette Andrea Irving Ford, 57, of the 1900 block of Meadow Run Road, Opelousas was chrged on June 11 with extortion and her bail was set at $5,000.
According to Sheriff Bobby Guidroz, On June 6, Elderly Abuse Division detectives spoke with the victim who stated that she was living in a group home, located at 515 S. M...