Former Baton Rouge cop Blane Salamoni has filed an appeal to his firing. B-R-P-D Police Chief Murphy Paul terminated Salamoni from the force for violating policies and procedures during the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling. Salamoni’s attorney John McLindon says he anticipates a hearing on the appeal this summmer…
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McLindon says the goal is to clear Salamoni’s name of any wrong doing.

Shreveport Police Chief Alvin Crump said today the man seen in the background of a Facebook Live video that showed the fatal shooting of a woman is the man responsible for the victim’s death. Crump says the suspect 36-year-old Johnathan Robinson also shot one of their officers in the wrist, which led to the heavy police presence yesterday…
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Louisiana is bracing for the threat of severe weather today and tomorrow. Don Molino has more from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness…
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At the state capitol today a bill was defeated that sought to set up an oversight panel for district attorneys. Sarah Mojula from the Southern Povery Law Center expressed support for the legislation, because it would make sure there wouldn’t be any misconduct…
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The bill is dead for the session.