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  • 'Excessive and unreasonable': Investigators want prosecutors to review booking room brawl Play Video

    January 25, 2022 4:47 PM

    HAMMOND - After more than a year of reviewing a booking room beating exposed by the WBRZ Investigative Unit in the summer of 2020, the findings were turned over to the Hammond City Council Tuesday night. The video showed officers beating a handcuffed Black man as he was being booked... more »
  • BR Democrats crawfish on threat about late councilman's seat Play Video

    July 10, 2018 9:46 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Councilman LaMont Cole seemed to crawfish on his and his colleague’s plan to attempt to railroad the likely appointment of the late Councilman Buddy Amoroso’s wife to his seat temporarily. Hours after a council clerk released a statement that Cole and council members Chauna Banks, Erika... more »
  • Gonzales City Council to discuss potential sales tax increase Play Video

    May 5, 2017 6:58 PM

    GONZALES – The Gonzales City Council will be considering a half-cent sales tax increase at its next meeting. The money from the sales tax will be used for public safety, police and fire protection. If the council passes the resolution for the tax increase, it will be placed on... more »
  • New Roads approves $60,000 for juvenile criminal system Play Video

    April 12, 2017 11:49 PM

    NEW ROADS- The city council approved money to improve the juvenile criminal system in New Roads. Council members unanimously approved $60,000 for things like housing and rehabilitation. Residents in two subdivisions became frustrated with the lack of punishment for juveniles who were committing a spree of car burglaries earlier this... more »
  • Baker City Council votes to take control of Police Chief's pay Play Video

    January 10, 2017 10:11 PM

    BAKER - The Baker City Council voted to take control of the Police Chief's salary. The salary was previously set by a pay-scale determined by one's years of service, according to the City. Current Chief Carl Dunn earns thousands of dollars less than his predecessor due to the... more »
  • Baker City Council to discuss annexing land

    April 12, 2016 10:11 AM

    BAKER- Baker’s City Council and mayor are set to discuss an ordinance to annex a part of land in the city’s area. According to the ordinance, the area of land is 50 acres about 1 mile west of Baker and bounded by Baker Road on the north and on the... more »

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