State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place at an apartment complex in Shreveport on Friday night. The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office has identified the deceased male as 43-year-old Alonzo Bagley. Shreveport City Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor says it happened in her district.
23-year-old Officer Alexander Tyler has been placed on administrative while the investigation continues.
Three men in their 30s died of suspected drug overdoses in 24 hours over the weekend. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston says while he’s no expert on the importation and dissemination of illegal drugs, the likelihood is that the three overdoses were Fentanyl related and from a single source.
LSU–Alexandria announces record enrollment for the spring semester. Director of Admissions Joshua Perrodin says they have 3992 students enrolled this semester, which is the biggest spring class in LSUA history…:
Cut 12 (10) “…at the university.”
He credits the school’s affordability and degree programs for the uptick in enrollment.
An East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputy, who saved a car crash victim’s life last month, will be Senator Bill Cassidy’s guest at this year’s State of the Union speech. Will Bankston, an EBRSO Detective, was off duty and driving through Baton Rouge, when he saw the remains of half of a car on a bridge. Bankston says this will be his first visit to DC.