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• WATCH: Inside the Baton Rouge Police academy Play Video

  November 15, 2016 6:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Twenty-eight men and women wanting to become police officers in Baton Rouge were introduced Tuesday morning. The group started the police academy this week. The newest recruits are the first class of potential police officers since the officer ambush in July. The police department said... more »

• Latest police academy beginning; City on track to have its largest squad ever

  May 16, 2016 4:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The first of possibly two police academies started Monday, police reported in a news release. The Baton Rouge Police Department's P.O.S.T. academy class began this week. Cadets will graduate in June. The class is made up of police officers from other agencies that have decided to... more »

• Police academy begins Monday morning

  October 17, 2015 12:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The second police academy of 2015 begins Monday morning. The mayor made crime fighting a priority in this year's budget, allocating funds for two training classes for new officers. The first happened earlier this year. There are 26 recruits this time. The academy runs 22... more »