28 men and women who have at least two years of law enforcement experience have started their training in the first ever accelerated cadet class with the Louisiana State Police. Brooke Thorington has more
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Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a suspensive appeal as the state’s abortion ban law moves through the court system. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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An accelerated cadet academy for Louisiana State troopers is underway. Sergeant Monroe Dillion says in their 86 years of cadet classes this is their first ever accelerated academy with 28 men and women embarking on their future as state troopers.
The accelerated class includes cadets that already have a minimum of two years of full-time law enforcement experience. And because these cadets already have law enforcement experience in Louisiana, Dillon says they don’t have to repeat the curriculum that the cadets are already certified in.
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The cadets will also receive extensive training in lawful uses of force and implicit bias recognition in their accelerated academy.
Dillion says with the retirement of many troopers and the recruitment of law enforcement officers being down nationwide, he says there’s a reason for holding an accelerated academy.
LSP’s next cadet academy will get underway in February 2023 and the deadline for applications is October 17th.
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Louisiana’s law that bans most abortions is back in effect. Baton Rouge Judge Don Johnson has signed an order that suspends his preliminary injunction. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says Judge Johnson’s action is the result of a ruling Friday from the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals…
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Judge Johnson had issued a restraining order against the law from going into effect while he studies the merits of the law. But Ciolino says it was just a matter of time before the appeals court would act…
Ciolino says once the case reaches the Louisiana Supreme Court, the state’s highest court will likely rule the abortion ban is legal. He says if pro-choice advocates want to change the law, they’ll need the Legislature’s help…
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The Mayor of Ville Platte, Jennifer Vidrine, was installed Saturday as president of the Louisiana Municipal Association; making her the first Black woman to hold that position. Vidrine says she is honored to be elected by her peers…:
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As LMA President, Vidrine will also lead the group’s Executive Board and chair the LMA Executive Committee. She’s been Mayor of Ville Platte, in Evangeline parish, since 2011. In her career in public service, she has broken through a number of racial and gender barriers to get where she is. Vidrine says she didn’t achieve all that alone…:
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Vidrine says she will represent ALL communities in Louisiana. She says in the past that has not always been the case…:
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Also installed Saturday to the LMA were Cheneyville Mayor Derrick Johnson, First Vice President and Leesville Mayor Rick Allen as Second Vice President.
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A new law taking effect today makes it a crime to use marijuana in a motor vehicle. Metairie Republican Representative Laurie Schlegel brought the bill in the legislature. She says she thought of the bill after witnessing people in New Orleans, driving around smoking weed…:
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Schlegel says, with smokable medical marijuana now legal, it’s a good idea to establish where one CANNOT use it…:
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Schlegel’s new law prohibits smoking marijuana in a moving motor vehicle for both the operator and any passengers. She says the law also applies to vaping marijuana…:
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Those caught using marijuana in a moving vehicle will face a $100 fine – even if they are using legally prescribed medical marijuana.