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    BATON ROUGE - Saturday, voters in Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge decide on a quarter cent sales tax to fund a new law enforcement initiative.District Attorney Tony Clayton says the money is meant to keep the streets safe and help the fight against street gangs. Law enforcement is in need of tools and technologies that enhance their ability to fight crime.Clayton believes this will allow officers to work with artificial intelligence and monitor criminal behavior. Use their social...

  • Charlotte residents shocked after 4 law enforcement officers die, 4 others injured in shootout

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte, North Carolina, residents who live just a few doors down from the scene of a deadly Monday shootout are in a state of shock after their quiet neighborhood erupted into gunfire on Monday afternoon. The shootout began around 1:30 p.m. Monday while members of a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force were serving a warrant for firearm possession by a convicted felon. Hours and dozens of gunshots later, authorities confirmed that three task force members and one CMPD officer...

  • Make cities pay for not enforcing the law

    If your next-door neighbor decided to start brewing beer in his garage, and the fermenting yeast made your house smell like rotten eggs, you could sue him for nuisance, enjoin him from making beer, and seek damages to repair the damage to your house. That is a fair common law principle. But what if the […]