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All officers will receive at least a 15% raise, non-sworn employees will receive a 3.5% raise and the police chief will receive a 5.9% raise. The base pay for a sworn officer would be kicked up from about $41,000 to about $58,000 under this plan.

Members of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council have asked Mayor-President Sid Edwards to revise his proposal for a historic pay raise for Baton Rouge Police Department employees to instead spread the money to most city-parish workers.

BRPD Chief TJ Morse said the producers of the show approached him fresh off the heels of his appointment last year. He hopes to show the good that the police do through BRPD’s involvement with the show.

Louisiana officials have agreed to pay $9 million to a man who was partially paralyzed after a state trooper shot him in the back during a 2018 traffic stop in Baton Rouge.

It’s a big difference from past Super Bowls in New Orleans, but fans say they appreciate it.

The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits. That's according to a scathing report released Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department that found a pattern of misconduct placing the public at “serious risk of harm.”

The Fairness Act will head to a final vote where it's expected to pass after decades of WEP and GPO reform discussions.

A federal judge has ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in Alabama, can pursue a lawsuit alleging his death was the result of excessive force.

A federal judge in Baton Rouge is set to hear oral arguments next week in a challenge to a new state law that makes it a criminal offense to knowingly or intentionally come within 25 feet of a working police officer after being ordered or asked to step back.