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…
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.
School and athletic events are required to have an AED thanks to a bill from Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields. He says he’d been working on the “Jump Start Your Heart” legislation prior to the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin in January during the Cincinnati Bengals game. He says the incident only highlighted the need for AEDs and CPR training.
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…