67°
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
7 Day Forecast
Follow our weather team on social media

Holden chooses to uphold BRPD chief's firing

1 decade 1 year 1 month ago Monday, February 18 2013 Feb 18, 2013 February 18, 2013 1:41 PM February 18, 2013 in News
Source: WBRZ
By: Russell Jones

BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden announced he will uphold his decision to fire Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White.

Holden made the announcement during a public hearing with White and his attorney which grew contentious at times.

Holden said White made several misrepresentations during the hearing, and tried to make it about the mayor rather than White's performance.

"I will not stand here and allow him to divide this community any further," Holden said.

White accused the mayor of violating his rights, and creating an impossible situation for anyone to resume as chief through his micromanagement of the department.

News 2 will have more on today's hearing and Holden's decision starting at noon.

Related Stories

More News

Desktop News

Click to open Continuous News in a sidebar that updates in real-time.
Radar
7 Days