The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against the Abbeville Police Department claiming they are violating the First Amendment with their social media policy. Michelle Southern has the story…:
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The investigation into the shooting death of a 14-year-old allegedly by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy continues today and Sheriff Larpenter is calling the incident a freak and tragic accident. Michelle Southern has that..:
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against the Abbeville Police Department claiming they are violating the First Amendment with their social media policy. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says the rule basically states that employees can’t post anything on social media which casts the city in a negative light…:
Esman says they filed the lawsuit on behalf of a man who says he made comments on his private Facebook page about working conditions at the Police Department. She says these employees could be banned from doing anything on social media because they don’t know how the city would interpret the policy…:
Colt Landry decided to take action because he felt the policy at the police station violated his right to free speech. Esman says social media is just another form of speech…:(The Abbeville Police Department is not commenting on the suit.)
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The LSU Police Department says a man is under arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in an RV on campus following a tailgate party. Spokesman Captain Corey LaLonde says they were called out to a hospital in Gonzales where they spoke with the victim and her mother…:
CUT 6 (09) “tailgating activities”
LaLonde says the victim told officers the sexual battery occurred at night while she was sleeping in the RV…:
LaLonde says after they got evidence back from the hospital this week they were able to obtain an arrest warrant for 47-year-old Daniel Sanchez of Gonzales…: (Sanchez is charged with two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and two counts of sexual assault.)
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Louisiana State Police is reporting another officer involved shooting, this time in Beauregard Parish where a man was killed after allegedly tried to run over authorities during a pursuit. Sgt. James Anderson says officers responded to a disturbance in Dry Creek. Anderson says they were trying to apprehend the subject, who was in a vehicle…
CUT 9 (08) “driving the vehicle”
He says the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Jacob Navarre, tried to run over the deputies who shot and killed the him while he was driving. Navarre was pronounced dead at the scene. Anderson says no one else was seriously hurt…
CUT 10 (04) “during the incident”
Anderson says the injured deputy is expected to make a full recovery. Anderson says the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office called LSP to investigate…
CUT 11 (06) “gathering evidence“
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The investigation into the shooting death of a 14-year-old allegedly by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy continues today and Sheriff Jerry Larpenter is calling the incident a freak and tragic accident. He says the cops were responding to a report of armed men entering a house in a Houma subdivision where drugs have been a problem:
The weapon the teen had was reportedly a BB gun but family members are apparently saying the juvenile had no weapon. Larpenter says the incident could have been avoided…:
Louisiana State Police is investigating the incident. Larpenter says he’s spoken with the family of Cameron Tillman and it doesn’t sound like he was a teenager who would be looking for trouble…: