A Baton Rouge immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights should you be approached by a Border Patrol officer during the immigration crackdown operation that will be getting underway soon in and around New Orleans. David Rozas says the right to remain silent extends to everyone in the country, whether they’re citizens or immigrants.
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The LSU Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting tomorrow to discuss former football coach Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against the school as he seeks his full 54-million-dollar buyout. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says the board will spend nearly the whole meeting in executive session; and it will announce the next steps in open session afterwards.
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Two Vermillion Parish men are arrested in connection with an attack on a man walking home from a festival in Lafayette last month. Surveillance video led investigators to 23-year-olds Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney in connection with the assault of Dustyn Cope. Lafayette Police Sergeant Robyn Green says attacks like this one cast a very dark shadow on the city.
Plastipak Manufacturing announces a major expansion of its Pineville manufacturing facility. It will create 15 direct jobs and 25 indirect jobs while retaining 340 current positions. Louisiana Central President and CEO Chris Masingill says this is a huge economic win for the entire Central Louisiana region.