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• Task force executed more than 50 warrants in month-long operation

  November 9, 2023 4:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A US Marshals task force executed more than 50 warrants in a monthlong operation focused on domestic violence matters. Officials said the effort was meant to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October), and that it spread across nine area parishes. Seizures included 10 pistols,... more »

• BRPD considering bringing street racing task force back Play Video

  December 19, 2022 4:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police says officers are attempting to identify specific participants and people in videos posted to social media after a street racing meet up over the weekend. The event involved dozens of cars and spectators shutting down a portion of the interstate and lighting a ring of... more »

• La Senate approves creation of task force to analyze, address issues in local law enforcement procedures Play Video

  June 15, 2020 7:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE - During a Sunday meeting, Louisiana’s Senate unanimously approved the creation of a task force that would study and make policy recommendations to improve the training, screening, and de-escalation skills of law enforcement officers. The task force has until February of 2021 to develop recommendations for lawmakers... more »

• Police form task force to solve killings of three homeless people in Baton Rouge Play Video

  December 31, 2019 5:38 PM

  UPDATE: Police have arrested a suspect in the killings. Click here for the full update. **** BATON ROUGE- A task force made up of members from local law enforcement agencies was formed in the wake of three homeless people who were mysteriously murdered during a two-week span. Christina... more »

• Task force convenes to target problems at group homes Play Video

  August 17, 2018 6:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A group of leaders in our community from various state entities convened at the Louisiana State Capitol Friday to discuss the group home problem plaguing our state and what can be done to create more oversight. Currently, group homes can operate without getting a license, and there are... more »

• State lawmaker demanding changes at group homes following WBRZ report

  May 31, 2018 5:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Senator Regina Barrow took the first steps Thursday to make sure more regulations are in place for people who run group homes. She submitted a resolution creating a task force which will impose those regulations on them. Right now, group homes can pop up anywhere and... more »

• Baton Rouge first responders to help with Hurricane Irma relief Play Video

  September 9, 2017 5:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced Saturday afternoon that East Baton Rouge Parish first responders will travel to Florida to help with Hurricane Irma relief. In a press release, Broome said that Louisiana is sending Task Force 2 to aid Floridians before and after the storm hits.... more »

• Louisiana tax study likely to be shelved, instead of enacted

  May 15, 2017 2:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's lawmakers are on track to reject most of the big-ticket concepts pushed by a blue-ribbon panel they commissioned to recommend tax overhaul ideas. Few task force suggestions have advanced beyond their first hearings. Several of the main proposals have been killed outright, while others haven't even... more »

• Governor Edwards establishes flood recovery task force

  September 14, 2016 9:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards has announced the establishment of a task force for flood recovery in the state. The task force, Restore Louisiana Task Force, is charged with overseeing the state's recovery efforts from the recent historic flooding. "The Restore Louisiana Task Force will help... more »

• Louisiana Housing Corporation activates task force to help displaced residents

  August 18, 2016 1:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Housing Corporation in partnership with the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has activated the Louisiana Disaster Housing Task Force to help displaced residents impacted by the recent flood. The Task Force advises for displaced residents to first apply for disaster assistance... more »

• Governor's new task force to take on state's transportation woes

  June 10, 2016 5:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards and state traffic officials with LA DOTD announced the formation of the Governor’s Task Force on Transportation Infrastructure Investment on Friday. The Governor signed an executive order this week, officially creating the task force. “For years, the Transportation Trust Fund has... more »

• States re-establish national identity theft task force

  March 10, 2016 12:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Secretaries of State from more than a dozen states are re-establishing the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Task Force on Business Identity Theft, an initiative dedicated to tackling the spread of identity-related fraud. The original task force ended its work in 2012. Last month, NASS... more »

• Activists say La. immigration task force too narrow-minded Play Video

  September 3, 2015 7:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Members of a new immigration task force met Thursday to begin discussing how illegal immigration has impacted Louisiana's economy, but some activists are concerned that they're taking too negative a view on the situation. The task force met Thursday to discuss crunching the numbers and seeing how... more »