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• State Police hire firm for $1.5 million to clean up agency

  March 11, 2022 6:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police announced late Friday that they finished a nationwide search and contracted with the Bowman Group to perform a review of its policies, procedures, and culture. It comes after more than a year and a half of stories where State Police have come under fire... more »

• Neighborhood hires off-duty deputy to help alleviate traffic headache Play Video

  February 5, 2019 6:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Expansion of urban areas could be trapping people in their own neighborhoods. There's so much traffic during the early morning hours from Iberville Parish on LA 30, one neighborhood has hired a sheriff's deputy to help direct traffic. Since they have the money to do this,... more »

• Contractor hired in good faith had no license, but does now Play Video

  April 7, 2017 6:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A contractor facing fraud charges in Baton Rouge has bonded out of jail. A homeowner who filed charges against Sargent Pitcher is worried he'll wreak havoc in another's home. Rick Bueche says he hired Pitcher in good faith and had two criteria to meet. "You... more »