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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.

November 21, 2016

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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.

November 8, 2016

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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.

November 4, 2016

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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.

October 21, 2016

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Family Has Hope Baton Rouge Deputy in Coma Will Recover

Since July 17, the family of East Baton Rouge (LA) Sheriff's Deputy Nick Tullier, 41, has stood vigil by their son, waiting for him to emerge from a coma. It's been more than 90 days since Tullier answered the call to take down an active shooter targeting officers.

October 21, 2016

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Video: LA Deputy Killed in Double Murder-Suicide

A deputy with the West Baton Rouge (LA) Sheriff's Office was killed in a double murder-suicide in Pointe Coupee Parish on Tuesday.

September 29, 2016

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Video: LA Deputies Refuse to Work High School Football Game After Players Take Knee During Anthem

Some Jefferson Parish, LA, deputies are refusing to work extra detail shifts at Bonnabel High School football games after a majority of the team took a knee during the national anthem during last weekend’s football game.

September 29, 2016

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Video: Widow of Fallen Baton Rouge Officer Says She's Pregnant with His Baby

Gerald said she immediately went and told her family, her in-laws, her fellow officer wives Trenisha Jackson and Tonja Garafola as well as Officer Gerald's squad. She admitted she's very excited yet very scared, especially since she said her husband was a very hands-on dad.

September 7, 2016

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Baton Rouge First Responders Lose Everything in Flood, Keep Working

Hundreds of Baton Rouge, LA, first responders worked long hours during the days and weeks after the floodwaters began to rise around capital region three weeks ago, even as their own homes sank under the deluge and their families sought shelter.

September 6, 2016

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LA Suspect in Shootout with Police Died from Self-Inflicted Gunshot

The coroner's office said a man who was involved in a shootout with New Orleans police and Louisiana State Police troopers Sunday died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

August 24, 2016

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Video: Baltimore Police Consult New Orleans PD After Justice Department Report

Harrison says the NOPD is well on its way to complying with the federal consent decree, and Baltimore Police hope they can do the same. They'll tour the training facility and look at what the NOPD calls better supervision practices and reforms.

August 24, 2016

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Video: Louisiana Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed in Sunday Shootout

A Louisiana State Police trooper was wounded and a suspect was killed in two Sunday evening shootouts in the 7th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans.

August 22, 2016