Two former state troopers could be cleared of wrongdoing in the Ronald Greene case. Judge Thomas Rogers has quashed the obstruction of justice charges against John Peters and Dakota DeMoss and giving prosecutors three days to fix deficiencies in some charges against three other defendants. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt…
District Attorney John Belton can appeal.
The state health department is reporting Louisiana’s first two human cases of West Nile Virus for 2023. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says mosquito pools are present and cases have been discovered in two parishes across the state.
Last year, Louisiana had 41 West Nile cases and seven deaths.
Last year Louisiana paid its more than 13,000 patrol officers and sheriff’s deputies an average annual salary of $45 thousand compared to the national average of $71 thousand. PAR President Steven Procopio says when comparing Louisiana to neighboring states, law enforcement patrol officers are paid six thousand below the regional average…
Schools and athletic events in Louisiana are now required to have AEDs. Bill author Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields says the health department will have oversite of the devices and provide instruction on how to use an AED.
Fields says the collapse of Buffalo Bill safety Damar Hamlin in January only highlighted the need for the Jump Start You Heart Act.