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Sheriff makes room to address overcrowding at Lafayette jail
LPCC has taken steps, big and small, to address a persistent overcrowding issue that has long frustrated law enforcement officers and potentially put the community’s safety at risk.
LPCC has taken steps, big and small, to address a persistent overcrowding issue that has long frustrated law enforcement officers and potentially put the community’s safety at risk.
Local law enforcement agencies say they’re ill-equipped to handle mental health calls. So they’re trying a new approach.
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.
The gist: There are two tax renewals on the May 4 ballot — one that supports pumping fresh water into the Vermilion River and the other pays one-third of the sheriff’s budget.
Aguillard’s decision caps off an anguished and twisting run-up to Saturday’s vote on the controversial tax. Where once the chief appeared to disagree with his rank and file, he now finds their interests aligned against the sheriff.
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