Congress is set to vote this month on a criminal justice reform bill that would give judges more leeway in sentencing non-violent offenders and would increase funding for rehabilitation programs for prisoners. The bill is backed by President Trump, but opposed by Senator John Kennedy and other Republicans. Kennedy says it’s a reform effort similar to the one enacted by Governor Edwards.
Over the past 20 months, the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office Metro Narcotics Division has made 11 arrests of individuals allegedly involved in heroin distribution. Rapides Parish Sherriff Department Captain Tommy Carnline says the investigation sparked because of a number of overdoses throughout 2016 and 2017…
Former officers are accusing Port Allen Police Chief Esdron Brown of violating their First Amendment rights. Matt Doyle has the story.
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