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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2017

LA Wildlife Agent Shot in Head, 2 Suspects Facing Charges

On Saturday, a Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agent was shot in the head while on patrol in Morehouse Parish. Senior Agent Tyler Wheeler was shot multiple times during a vehicle stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2016

All Louisiana Troopers to Wear Body Cameras

Louisiana will become the first state to equip every trooper with a body camera, the state's governor and police superintendent said Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2016

New Orleans to Pay $13.3 Million to Settle Lawsuits Over Katrina Police Shootings

Seventeen plaintiffs involved in civil lawsuits over police shootings that happened just before and during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will split a $13.3 million settlement, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced at a press conference Monday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2016

LA Teen Accused of Hitting Deputy with Stolen Car, Shooting at Patrol Cars

Officers fired at a teenager who's accused of shooting at patrol cars during a chase and hitting a sheriff's deputy with a stolen car, a suburban New Orleans sheriff's spokesman said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2016

Louisiana Deputy Shot Responding to Domestic, Suspect Killed in Standoff

A Jefferson Parish (LA) Sheriff's SWAT unit on Saturday shot and killed a man who holed up in a stranger’s house in Metairie just minutes after he shot and wounded a deputy responding to a domestic disturbance call about midday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2016

Louisiana Officer Stabbed in Face by Shoplifiting Suspect

A Patterson, LA, police officer was stabbed multiple times by a shoplifting suspect, police say.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2016

New Orleans Officer Dies 15 Years After Pursuit Crash

The New Orleans Police Department on Wednesday buried an officer who survived a crash on the job more than 15 years ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 8, 2016

Baton Rouge Officer Sues Black Lives Matter Over Injuries Suffered in July Riot

A Baton Rouge Police officer who was seriously injured during a July 9 protest over the shooting of Alton Sterling has filed a lawsuit against the national Black Lives Matter movement and co-founder of the organization DeRay McKesson.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2016

Post-Katrina Police Shooting Criminal Cases End with Plea

A former police sergeant admitted on Friday that he helped cover up the fatal police shootings of two people in the chaotic days following Hurricane Katrina, ending a criminal case that roiled the New Orleans Police Department after the 2005 storm.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2016

2 LA Officers Attacked While Investigating Hit and Run

Two Port Barre, LA, police officers were treated for injuries over the weekend after a hit-and-run investigation led to a violent confrontation with some neighborhood residents, according to Chief Deon Boudreaux.

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