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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2017

Louisiana Lieutenant Killed in Off-Duty Motorcycle Crash

An off-duty Slidell, LA, police officer died of injuries he suffered Wednesday evening in a motorcycle accident, the Slidell Police Department said Thursday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 30, 2017

Shots Fired At LA Officer's Home

Police are looking for the person who shot at a Eunice, LA, officer's home Tuesday night.Police think the bullet was intended for the officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 29, 2017

Louisiana Deputy Saved by Vest, Suspected Shooter Killed

A Lincoln Parish (LA) Sheriff’s deputy was shot Tuesday morning while conducting a traffic stop on I-20.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2017

Video: At Least 8 Dead in Harvey Flooding, TX Officials Say

Officials in Texas said Monday afternoon that at least eight people appear to have died as a result of the storm battering the state. Authorities expect the toll to rise as more rain and surging floodwaters pummel the Gulf Coast.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2017

Louisiana to Review 16,000 Prison Sentences as Criminal Justice Reform Takes Effect

Louisiana's Public Safety and Corrections officials are reviewing the sentences of 16,000 inmates who could have their prison time shortened as criminal law changes take effect Nov. 1.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2017

Louisiana Deputy Wounded in Last Summer's Baton Rouge Ambush Returning to Duty

East Baton Rouge (LA) sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Bruce Simmons, who was wounded in an attack that left three law enforcement officers dead a year ago, has been cleared to return to work.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2017

Baton Rouge Officer Sues Black Lives Matter Claiming "Incitement" of Deadly Ambush Attack Last Year

A federal lawsuit accuses Black Lives Matter and five of the movement's leaders of inciting violence that led to a gunman's deadly ambush of police officers in Baton Rouge last summer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 6, 2017

Video: Protestors Clashed with Officers Outside Baton Rouge Police Station

Police say the seven members of the New Black Panther Party refused to leave and "attempted to storm the police barricade." One officer was injured.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2017

Baton Rouge Cop Killer Searched for Officers’ Home Addresses Before Ambush

The gunman who set an ambush last summer for police in Baton Rouge, La., had written about killing officers and had searched for officers’ home addresses before the attack, according to a new report released Friday by the local prosecutor.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2017

Baton Rouge Mayor Supports Family of Alton Sterling in Call for Officer's Firing

Attorneys for Alton Sterling's children sent a letter Wednesday to Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie demanding that the two officers involved in Sterling's fatal shooting last July be fired. Hours later, Broome joined the family in the call for discipline, agreeing that one of the officers, Blane Salamoni, be terminated.

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