The ACLU of Louisiana and other local groups are suing the Baton Rouge Police Department, claiming they violated individuals’ first amendment rights during protests over the shooting death of Alton Sterling. Executive Director Marjorie Esman…:
CUT 15 (08) “it looks like”
Governor Edwards has defended law enforcement by calling the response to the protests as “moderate.”
Domestic dogs killed three monkeys at the Baton Rouge Zoo this week, and officials are still trying to figure out what exactly happened. Spokesperson Kaki Heiligenthal (High-leh-gen-thal) says the dogs breached a fence and were not able to enter the spot-nose guenons’ habitat, but got close enough that they were able to grab the monkeys. She says they are still trying to find the dogs…:
CUT 13 (09) “have missed”
In 2010, dogs got on to the grounds of the zoo one night and killed 17 flamingos.
The two major democrats in the race for U.S. Senate are speaking about their campaign. Emelie Gunn has more…:
CUT 1 (31) “I’m Emelie Gunn”
The Alexandria Police Department is moving towards equipping its officers with body cameras. Councilman Ed Larvadain (LAR-vuh-dane) says in the event of an escalated incident, they want evidence of what happened…:
CUT 5 (08) “quick decisions”
Larvadain says they hope to have the body cameras within the next 6 to 9 months.