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• BRPD union official quits job at department, calls agency 'hostile'

  June 1, 2021 11:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A high-ranking officer within the Baton Rouge Police Union resigned from the department Tuesday, writing to supervisors that the department is a hostile place to work. Siya Creel, who was fired and successfully fought to get his job back, resigned "effective immediately," writing a memo to... more »

• Vice president of Baton Rouge Police Union sues BRPD

  December 4, 2020 4:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The vice president of the Baton Rouge Police Union, Siya Creel, filed a lawsuit against the City of Baton Rouge and the Baton Rouge Police Department Friday alleging his rights were violated. In the lawsuit, filed in district court Friday, Creel alleges his free-speech rights were... more »

• NAACP calls for review of police union as officers group stands firm behind Blane Salamoni Play Video

  August 2, 2019 1:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE – In a terse, 245-word statement, the Baton Rouge Police Union said it was “thankful” the appeals process involving Blane Salamoni had been resolved but categorized revelations labeling Salamoni’s work history as a “character assassination.” In a news conference this week, the police department said it had... more »

• Former BR Police Union president defends controversial Facebook post Play Video

  January 4, 2017 5:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Chris Stewart, the former President of the Baton Rouge Police Union, is defending his social media post tonight that implied our area is about to see Chicago-style crime. The long time Police Union president's post drew the attention of newly-elected Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and political analysts.... more »