The 2023 deputy of the year at the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office was killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning while deploying a spike strip on I-10. A 17-year-old subject of a police pursuit swerved into 37-year-old Sergeant Grant Candies killing him. Lieutenant Suzanne (soo-ZAHN) Carboni says in 2023, Sergeant Candies saved two lives including a victim of a hit and run and an unresponsive woman with a history of opioid overdose.
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The 17-year-old driver who was apprehended after crashing into a police unit in New Orleans faces numerous charges, including first-degree murder.
Four people were shot during a trail ride event in Clarence last Saturday. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire at the event, which had over 1,000 attendees. Captain Tony Moran says upon arrival, deputies faced heavy traffic and located four victims with gunshot wounds.
Moran says the suspect fled before law enforcement arrived and no arrests were made.
The Supreme Court heard arguments today on Louisiana’s Congressional map. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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It may soon be easier to penalize slow drivers traveling in the fast lane. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau is filing legislation to crack down on people driving slow in the left-lane and causing a rolling roadblock. Luneau says the current law is hard to enforce…
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