Several law enforcement agencies are being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union. They feel protesters’ rights were violated during the weekend marches in Baton Rouge. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards issued a statement following his meeting with President Barack Obama and other leaders throughout the nation on ways to improve police/community relations. He said law enforcement officers must carry out their duty to protect and serve in a manner that earns the trust of the public, but at the same time everyone must make their voices heard in a constructive way that brings us closer together and makes progress a reality.

Once again workers at the Baton Rouge Zoo are mourning the deaths of some of their animals. This time domestic dogs somehow got into the zoo and managed to kill 3 monkeys. Zoo spokesperson Kaki Heiligenthal (HI-leh-gan-thall) says they are still trying to find the spot where the fence was breached so it can be repaired…:
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The monkeys’ deaths this month come after the zoo experienced the loss of two giraffes, a tiger, a golden lion tamarin and a few other animals.

The Alexandria Police Department is moving towards equipping its officers with body cameras. Councilman Ed Larvadain (LAR-vuh-dane) says the city has the $800,000 to purchase the cameras for 130 police officers. Larvadain says this is an issue of safety and accountability…:
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