St. Landry Parish Sheriff's deputies have arrested a family member, who also is a Nurse Practitioner, in connection with cruelty to an elderly woman.
Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says his office was called by a medical professional at a senior care center about possible cruelty to an elderly woman there.
Capt. Lynnette Chavis of the Elderly Services Division conducted an investigation and obtained an arrest warrant for a family member/caregiver of the woman.
Craig M. Kidder, 55, of Port Barre, was booked on the warrant with one count cruelty to the elderly or persons with infirmities.
The Louisiana State Board of Nursing database indicates that Kidder is a Nurse Practitioner and has been since February 2016. His license was renewed in December 2025, the records show, and expires in 2028. We reached out to the board to ask if this arrest would have any impact on his license, and here's what they told us:
"An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who is arrested for criminal conduct may be subject to an investigation. At the conclusion of the investigation, if the Board determines that disciplinary action is warranted, Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:921provides:
The board may deny, revoke, suspend, probate, limit, or restrict any license to practice as a registered nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse, impose fines, and assess costs, or otherwise discipline a licensee . . . [who] is convicted of a crime or offense which reflects the inability of the nurse to practice nursing with due regard for the health and safety of clients or patients or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal charge regardless of final disposition of the criminal proceeding, including, but not limited to, expungement or nonadjudication.
"Complaints are confidential unless and until they are offered into evidence in a formal hearing."
"This case involved alleged abuse involving family and a family member/caregiver," Guidroz said. "The prompt action on the part of the medical professional and a thorough investigation has prevented further abuse.”
