Today marks two years since the shooting death of Alton Sterling by former Baton Rouge Police Officer Blane Salamoni. Since then legislation was passed to address the gap in trust between some Louisiana communities and law enforcement. State Representative Ted James says they’ve had initial success with programs aimed at increasing training for cops on how to interact with communities they serve.
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James says while the new, diverse group of cadets entering the force is showing great promise, he’s concerned by the attitudes of veteran officers who’ve resisted the changes.

The state has made available to the public a new digital driver’s license App, which allows a user to have a physical Louisiana license for display on their cell phones. Commissioner at the Office of Motor Vehicles, Karen St. Germain, says L-A Wallet is the first digital driver’s license app to be fully launched in the U-S…
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LA Wallet is free to download, but an in-app purchase of six dollars activates a citizens license or I-D for legal acceptance.

Studies show Lousiana could be one of the states most impacted by the retaliatory tariffs China is set to place on goods from the United States. But Republican Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves backs the Trump Administration’s policy to place 34-billion dollars on Chinese imports, which is set to go into effect tomorrow…
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Graves acknowledged the risk factor that comes with playing hardball on trade with other nations, specifically for a state so reliant on international economic trade, but he says the risk may be worth the reward of better trade prices.