An Avoyelles Parish man was killed Saturday after he allegedly made bomb threats to his neighbors and destroyed property then barricaded himself in his Evergreen home. Master Trooper Casey Wallace says State Police negotiators and SWAT assisted the sheriff’s office and negotiated with 36-year-old Joshua Nugent for several hours before gunfire was exchanged.
The ACLU of Louisiana has launched a comprehensive dashboard of police killings and violence. ACLU Data Analyst Elijah Appelson says they found some disturbing trends. Between January 2013 and January 2024, there have been 116 police killings over the 132-month period, almost one a month.
Governor Jeff Landry’s Education Policy Council provides its recommendations on improving public education. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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In Shreveport, a teenager was killed early this morning in the Queensborough neighborhood. Police have recovered dozens of shell casings and are asking for anyone with information to assist them with their investigation. A resident discovered the male teen inside of a home where he was later pronounced dead, police say he didn’t live at the residence, and they are notifying next of kin. This is the 6th homicide in Shreveport this year.