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Louisiana Assistant Chief Dies of Heart Attack on Duty

The body of Bordelon, 51, who rose from patrolman to assistant police chief in 20 years with the department was discovered inside Town Hall on Saturday morning. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, officials said.

January 15, 2015

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Louisiana Motor Officer Dies from Crash Injuries

Officer James Foster of the Denham Springs (La.) Police Department, died around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle wreck while he was on duty Monday.

December 30, 2014

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Louisiana Deputy Killed by Fellow Officers During Domestic Dispute

At 50, Lt. Nolan Anderson of LaPlace, La., had spent half his life as a member of the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office. Now, the Louisiana State Police is attempting to piece together the tragic series of events that led the 25-year veteran -- on duty and in uniform at the time -- to be shot and killed by colleagues after authorities say he opened fire on deputies who were responding to reports of a domestic dispute between Anderson and his wife Wednesday afternoon.

September 26, 2014

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New Orleans Officer Shot Several Times is Recovering at Hospital

A New Orleans Police Department officer was shot several times Sunday about 1:40 a.m. while working a paid detail in front of a restaurant.

September 14, 2014

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Louisiana Officer Wounded in Gunfight with Hiding Suspect

As one of the Officers was searching a rear room he was confronted with the suspect hiding in a closet. Gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and the officer, with both being struck. The officer moved to safety at which time the suspect jumped out of a window.

September 12, 2014

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Louisiana Officer Shot in Vest, Suspects Wounded at Drug Bust

The wounded officer, a roughly 18-year veteran of the Gretna Police Department, was part of a Westbank Major Crime Task Force that was attempting to stop two men suspected of selling heroin around 2:30 p.m.

September 11, 2014

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Louisiana Campus Evacuated for Bomb Threat

Louisiana State Police bomb technicians have detonated a suspicious package that was made to look like a bomb found near the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus Wednesday morning.

July 15, 2014

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Two Arrested in Killing of Off-Duty Louisiana Deputy

Two suspects have been arrested in the shooting death of off-duty Vermilion Parish, La., sheriff’s deputy Allen Bares, who was killed about 4 p.m. Monday after calling in to report suspicious activity he observed while mowing grass on his day off on South Hospital Drive south of Abbeville.

June 23, 2014

Training

Drug Rules Eased for NOPD Recruits

In an effort to boost New Orleans Police Department recruiting efforts, the Civil Service Commission Monday voted to relax drug and education rules for new applicants.

June 16, 2014

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Supreme Court Revives Louisiana TASER Lawsuit

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to take a new look at a case involving repeated police use of a Taser stun gun on a handcuffed Louisiana man who later died.

May 19, 2014

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Louisiana State Police Arrest Man for DUI After He Drives to Station to Report Crash

A man was arrested for allegedly driving drunk to Louisiana State Police Troop A headquarters this weekend after a crash. His wife says her husband did nothing wrong. State Police confirms his blood alcohol content was below the legal limit, but according to them, you don't have to be at a .08% BAC to be charged.

May 12, 2014

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Jury Acquits Ex-New Orleans Officer in Retrial Over Post-Katrina Shooting Death

A jury Wednesday acquitted former New Orleans police officer David Warren of federal civil rights and gun charges stemming from the post-Hurricane Katrina killing of Henry Glover.

December 11, 2013