Law enforcement around Louisiana are getting ready for a potential threat here after the Dallas attacks that left five police officers dead and injured seven others. State Police Col. Mike Edmonson says there is concern that a similar incident could happen here because a suspect in the Dallas shooting told authorities he was upset about the police violence in Baton Rouge and Minnesota.
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Edmonson says they are working on race relations between law enforcement and the public.
Governor John Bel Edwards encourages the public to patient and let the Justice Department take the time it needs to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Alton Sterling. Edwards says there will be no leaks of information from this extremely professional investigation team.
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The funeral is today for 40-year-old Shannon Labit (La-beet) who was shot and killed on Sunday during a standoff outside his home with Iberia Parish Sheriff’s deputies. Labit’s nephew, Jeremy Randazzo, says his uncle struggled with paranoid schizophrenia since he was a teenager and believes there is a lack of specialized training in the department when it comes to dealing with people with mental illnesses. He says the amount of officers that showed up to respond to the stabbing in the area is what caused Labit into a manic episode.
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Thirteen people have been arrested in Gonzales on charges related to prostitution. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Detectives along with other local agencies began the undercover operation by reaching out to possible prostitutes online and arranging a meeting. Authorities say some of the people arrested were listing their services online by disguising themselves as escorts.