A state police detective who investigated if troopers used excessive force in the death of Ronald Greene answered questions from the Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversite and told lawmakers his recommendations were ignored by his superiors. LSP Sgt. Albert Paxton answered a series of questions by Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson.
In May 2019 Major Jason Turner was in charge of the criminal investigation of officers and head of the investigation into Greene’s death. Turner was later promoted by LSP Superintendent Lamar Davis to head of the Criminal Investigative Division where part of his job was to see how other states managed use of force complaints
St. Tammany voters’ rejection of Pacific Peninsula’s proposal to use its gambling license for a casino resort near Slidell, it’s back to Diamond Jacks in Bossier City. Wade Duty, executive director of the Louisiana Casino Association says as it stands now the license holder of Diamond Jacks must continue operation of the facility within 60 days of losing the St. Tammany election unless something else can be worked out with the Gaming Control Board:
Cut 7 (13) “…certainly could ask.”
The state health department says 650,000 eligible children in Louisiana are not vaccinated against COVID. The Edwards administration plans to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of shots that a child needs in order to attend school. Dr. Catherine O’Neal of Our Lady of the Lake says if not required parents may never get their children vaccinated against COVID…
The state can only require COVID vaccines for those 16 and up because the Pfizer vaccine has received full FDA approval for that age group.