By Natasha Robin | WVUE | May 27, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO The NOPD says it has a plan to address crime. Starting June 1, next Wednesday, patrol officers will go on 12 hours shifts. The NOPD believes this will help to be more proactive and have officers visible on the street. On top of…
By Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg | AP | May 27, 2022 BATON ROUGE, La. — With racial tensions still simmering over the killing of George Floyd, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top lawyers gathered in a state police conference room in October 2020 to prepare for the fallout from a troubling case closer to…
By Kevin Gallagher | Louisiana Radio Network | May 27, 2022 Research website “GunViolenceArchive.org” reports Louisiana leads the nation in mass shootings per capita. Just this calendar year alone, there have been 16 mass shootings that killed 9 people and injured 79 others. New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission director Rafael Goyeneche says gang activity &…