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Proposed police-mental health collaboration deferred indefinitely
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.
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.
A proposed pay raise would put LPD in the state’s top tier for starting pay. But would it lure more applicants?
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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