Reaction is pouring in following the historic justice department report that says Louisiana State Police has a pattern of excessive force.RELATED: I-TEAM: Department of Justice concludes civil rights investigation into Louisiana State PoliceGovernor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill immediately released joint statements criticizing the report and defending the agency.
Louisiana's Governor and AG defend State Police against a DOJ report, criticizing it as politically motivated.
Late Thursday evening and days before President Joe Biden leaves office, the Department of Justice announced that it has concluded its pattern and practice investigation into Louisiana State Police.
This crash ultimately claimed the life of 46-year-old mail carrier Nakeisha Pitre. Pitre was initially transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries on the day of the accident, and on Jan. 15, state police were notified that Pitre succumbed to injuries related to the crash.
The mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, Tyrin Truong, was arrested as part of an investigation by state police into a drug-trafficking organization.
Truong, along with six other Bogalusa residents, were subject to search and arrest warrants following an investigation done by the Louisiana State Police’s Narcotics/Violent Crime Task Force. State officials were looking into a drug trafficking ...
A wrong-way driver was killed after causing a three-vehicle crash early Monday in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana State Police say. The crash involved two cars and a 18-wheeler on U.S. Highway 190 near Lakeshore Drive.
The DOJ found that Louisiana State Police “engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.”
The plane was purchased for $5.5 million, replacing two helicopters that previous governors had used for 20 years.
Leaders for a Better Louisiana, the new organization that formed from the merger of the Council for a Better Louisiana and the Committee of 100 for Economic Development, on Friday announced its officers and board members for 2025.
Tyrin Truong, the mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, and several other people have been arrested as part of a drug-trafficking investigation.