Bess Casserleigh

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NEW ROADS, La. (WBRZ) — A Louisiana sheriff's deputy has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced online of him allegedly asleep at a red light. Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff René Thibodeaux said an internal investigation has been opened after the video of the sleeping deputy began circulating on social media. "Our agency holds all personnel to the highest standard of professionalism, accountability, and service to the community," Sheriff Thibodeaux said.

3 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - Twenty years ago, Jeff LeDuff was a brand new police chief and about to face one of the biggest challenges of his career: Hurricane Katrina. "The whole city of New Orleans came to Baton Rouge," LeDuff said. While the capital city took in thousands of evacuees before the storm hit, the real flood of people came after the levees broke and homes were destroyed. "The days after, we started getting all these folks.

3 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

Despite a heated, on-going legal battle over pay discrepancy between the St. George firefighter's union and the department, things appear to be cooling off. "We've talked to the fire chief. We're trying to work out some resolutions. The lawsuits are not dropped on either side per se, but put on what I call a pause," said St. George Firefighters Local 4524 president Jason Turner.

3 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

JACKSON - For the second time in six months, an inmate at Dixon Correctional in Jackson has been brutally attacked by another inmate. Most recently with the near-fatal attack at the end of April. Inmate Tedrick Carter was charged with attempted murder and first-degree rape. According to his arrest warrant, Carter said that evening he was intoxicated, but did not say by what and had been talking to himself. His cellmate, who Carter says was naked, told him to quiet down.

3 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

JACKSON - For the second time in six months, an inmate at Dixon Correctional in Jackson has been brutally attacked by another inmate. Most recently with the near-fatal attack at the end of April. Inmate Tedrick Carter was charged with attempted murder and first-degree rape. According to his arrest warrant, Carter said that evening he was intoxicated, but did not say by what and had been talking to himself. His cellmate, who Carter says was naked, told him to quiet down.