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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Louisiana.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 348 law enforcement agencies employing 18,050 sworn police officers, about 405 for each 100,000 residents.
The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits, a statewide pattern of misconduct that places the public at “serious risk of harm ...
A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, the first conviction of any ...
Booking mugshots are back in Louisiana with a new law repealing restrictions to their publication and distribution taking effect Aug. 1. Republican Shreveport Sen. Alan Seabugh said he sponsored ...
This list compiles incidents alleged or proved to be due to police brutality that attracted significant media or historical attention. Many cases are alleged to be of brutality; some cases are more than allegations, with official reports concluding that a crime was committed by police, with some criminal convictions for offences such as grievous bodily harm, planting evidence and wrongful arrest.
On May 10, 2019, Ronald Hardin Greene, an unarmed 49-year-old Black man, was killed after being arrested by Louisiana State Police following a high-speed chase outside Monroe, Louisiana. During the arrest, he was stunned, punched, pepper sprayed and placed in a chokehold. [1]
The LA Police Department was patrolling the Palisades fire area – which has scorched more than 23,700 acres and stands at 59 percent contained – besides local firefighters on Saturday when ...
Berwick is a town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,946 at the 2010 census . [ 2 ] It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area .