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LPD identifies Cpl. Segus Jolivette as slain officer
The identity of the deceased officer has not yet been confirmed by Lafayette authorities.
The identity of the deceased officer has not yet been confirmed by Lafayette authorities.
There is optimism the job opening at chief is an opportunity to improve LPD while pay raises help the agency fill vacancies.
Trouard is the seventh person to run the Lafayette Police Department since 2020.
Change has been the only constant for the top job at the Lafayette Police Department. Here’s a timeline of LPD’s revolving door.
Facing a potential vote of no confidence by the Lafayette Police union, Chief Judith Estorge has stepped down from her post and will return to the department as captain.
Police officials cited a lack of staff to man regular patrol while several officers are out on administrative leave following officer-involved shootings.
A federal judge dismissed all claims in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of a 31-year-old Black man shot and killed by Lafayette officers in 2020 that sparked months of community outrage and protests.
Local law enforcement agencies say they’re ill-equipped to handle mental health calls. So they’re trying a new approach.
Council members were nevertheless supportive of the raises Tuesday and will vote Aug. 22 to make them effective in September and October.
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