Lafayette sheriff creates mental health response team
Consisting of two mental health professionals, the team has already assisted on 29 emergency calls. Sheriff Mark Garber hopes the program will save lives and improve public safety.
Consisting of two mental health professionals, the team has already assisted on 29 emergency calls. Sheriff Mark Garber hopes the program will save lives and improve public safety.
One of four vendors implicated in a sprawling justice-for-sale scandal centered on the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has been hit with a federal charge, the first visible development in
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Ian Howard, the man accused of fatally shooting Lafayette Police Cpl. Michael Middlebrook six years ago, entered a plea deal Tuesday that will keep him off of death row.
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A plan to pair Lafayette police with mental health professionals was scuttled this week in favor of a reset, further delaying the search for a solution.
Council members were nevertheless supportive of the raises Tuesday and will vote Aug. 22 to make them effective in September and October.
Boudreaux submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Ken Ritter around 1 p.m. Wednesday after a tumultuous year that has included criminal and ethics investigations, a formal complaint, an audit and a lawsuit.
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A proposed pay raise would put LPD in the state’s top tier for starting pay. But would it lure more applicants?
Estorge was appointed Nov. 1, making her the department’s first female police chief. When she began her probationary period, the position had been empty for around a year.
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A chief justice, now retired, wanted a comprehensive analysis of district attorneys’ diversion programs. Her wish was not fulfilled.
Don Landry expanded enrollment in a program called too restrictive under his predecessor, while contracting with an exclusive set of vendors.
Neighbors say they need help handling a rise in people living on the street. Top Lafayette police brass say they do, too.
Lafayette Parish has an advantage over nearly every other community. It has a larger number of representatives and senators in the legislative leadership positions.
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