BATON ROUGE — Former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor Pro Tempore LaMont Cole was formally indicted on corruption charges by a grand jury on Wednesday amid the attorney general's probe into the city-parish government.

Cole, the current East Baton Rouge Parish School System superintendent, was charged with two counts each of conspiracy to commit public bribery and money laundering between $100,000 and $200,000, as well as one count of malfeasance in office. 

According to dates provided in the indictment, Cole, 52, is accused of committing the crimes between Aug. 10, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2024, while he served on the Metro Council. WBRZ previously reported that Cole was under investigation by the AG's office in late July.

Two other people — Erica and Terral Jackson — were also indicted Wednesday on criminal conspiracy to commit public bribery and money laundering charges.

Earlier this year, Terrell and Erica Jackson were also indicted on theft and conspiracy to commit theft charges.

Cole is the latest city-parish official to come under fire as part of Attorney General Liz Murrill's probe. Over the past several months, she has taken aim at alleged corruption involving the Capital Area Transit System and multiple mayor's office initiatives, including councilman Cleve Dunn Jr., former mayoral aide Courtney Scott and former CATS Chief Administrative Officer Pearlina Thomas.

The Jacksons' firm, Broad Innovation Marketing Firm, was also connected to the wider CATS corruption investigation.

On Wednesday, WBRZ asked the East Baton Rouge Parish School District for details about Cole's future as superintendent ahead of Thursday's first day of school.

The district has not yet provided a statement following the Wednesday indictment, but Cole spoke tearfully about the investigation at the EBR School District's convocation on Tuesday.

"I am currently experiencing one of the most challenging times of my life," Cole said.