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Robert J. Guidry, who goes by the name Bobby, is a businessman and political donor in Louisiana and Florida. He paid a fine and was sentenced to probation after bribing former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards for a gaming license.[1] One of his attorneys in that case later accused him of bribing a U.S. attorney with the help of a congressman in exchange for light sentencing.[2]
His father Numa Guidry established a fishing business that developed into an offshore supply company Robert Guidry led.[3]
He owned the Treasure Chest Casino in Kenner, Louisiana.[4] He plead guilty to paying $1.4 million to Edwin Edwards and others for a riverboat casino license. He testified that he delivered the bribe money in $100,000 cash bundles to Edwards and his son. Guidry was allowed to keep the $80 million he received selling the gambling business and served no jail time.[5] The family was involved in a fistfight at a Morton's Steakhouse with a gaming business rival.[6]
Guidry made several contributions via his businesses to LaToya Cantrell's campaign for mayor of New Orleans.[7] He donated $250,000 to Ron DeSantis' campaign committee in 2018.[8] In 2024 he had 28 companies registered in Florida and was the largest donor to political campaigns in Okaloosa County, Florida in 2024.[9]
Guidry got into the real estate development business innthe two decades following the bribery scandal. L[3] In 2025, Florida state senator Jay Trumbull inserted language in a bill for the state to buy a four acre property in Destin, Florida for more than $83 million. Ron DeSantis and his cabinet signed off on the purchase that uses land conservation funds. The land was acquired by Guidry's business interests in 2016 and 2017 for about $8 million. The property is next to Norriego Point Beach Access and Park and would be managed by Okaloosa County.[8]
Guidry and his property development partner in Destin hired a former Okaloosa County Commissioner and state attorney office executive director Graham Fountain. Fountain previously defended the arrest and confiscation of the phone of a City of Destin council member who was critical of Guidry and his partner's development plans. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis later removed the city councilor from her elected office.[10]
Guidry's son Shane Guidry is also a major donor to Republicans.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "State of Louisiana, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Robert Guidry, Defendant-appellee, 489 F.3d 692 (5th Cir. 2007)". Justia Law.
- ^ "Bribery scheme allegations surface in federal lawsuit". www.wafb.com. April 22, 2008.
- ^ a b writer, STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff (May 3, 2024). "Bobby Guidry buys New Orleans Warehouse District hotels in multi-million dollar deal". NOLA.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Another plea bargain in Edwards probe". UPI.
- ^ a b "Meet Shane Guidry, possibly the biggest GOP donor in Louisiana and special assistant to AG Jeff Landry". NOLA.com. August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Al Copeland-Robert Guidry fight led to curious FBI memo". NOLA.com. December 11, 2011.
- ^ "Corruption figure's donations to Cantrell campaign questioned". wwltv.com. November 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Rohrer, Gray. "DeSantis, Cabinet OK $83 million land buy from GOP donor". Tallahassee Democrat.
- ^ Saul, Christopher. "Robert J Guidry Pleaded Guilty to Paying a Bribe. Now, He's The Top Donor In Okaloosa County 2024 Election Campaigns".
- ^ McLaughlin, Tom. "Graham Fountain denies getting access to exempt law enforcement records of Prebble Ramswell arrest". The Northwest Florida Daily News.