State Police place Lt. Doug Cain on administrative leave. Superintendent Col Lamar Davis issued a statement that Cain is on paid leave pending the ongoing administrative investigation of removing data from his cellphone. Cain is second in command at LSP, and Davis says this is in the best interest to eliminate any question of the integrity of the investigation. Cain was a high-ranking officer during the fatal arrest of Ronald Greene and subsequent investigation.
A State Police officer faces charges after allegedly committing a hit-and-run in St. Tammany Parish and falsely reporting one in Orleans. LSP spokesman Sgt. Dustin Dwight says Lt. Chad Lacoste is charged with Malfeasance in Office and Injuring Public Records…:
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Lacoste is on administrative leave.
A Baton Rouge man, arrested for child abuse, will now be charged with murder after the death of his own daughter. Police says 23-year-old Aaron Hawkins was being held on cruelty to a juvenile, after his 5-year-old child was brought to an ER unresponsive. The investigation is ongoing. BRPD spokesman L’Jean McKneely says it could have been prevented and asks that we all call law enforcement if we suspect abuse.
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Marrero Senator Patrick Connick’s bill to put Louisiana in line with other states name, image, and likeness laws heads to the Senate Floor. When NIL legislation passed last year, they thought the NCAA would establish nationwide regulations, but that never happened. Connick says Louisiana needs to have its NIL laws match other SEC states…