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Deeply divided: What’s next for Baton Rouge and the BRPD?

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan October 24, 2023December 18, 2023

Part 5 of 5 The brawl broke out during the summer of 2019 on a hunting trip in East Texas among a mix of current and former members of the Baton Rouge Police Department.  The trip was a tradition that stretched back generations. It was common in the “good ol’ days” for decisions about promotions […]

Act 281 is one of several tough-on-crime laws passed by a conservative state legislature this year. Among them are laws to treat 17-year-old offenders as adults and bring back the electric chair.
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Expecting justice? ‘You just don’t understand how Internal Affairs works.’

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan October 19, 2023June 10, 2024
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Police chief’s push for discipline incites ‘The Resistance’

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan October 17, 2023June 10, 2024
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Police officer’s false claim could have sent a man to prison for 50 years

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan October 13, 2023October 19, 2023
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‘Baton Rouge, we are sorry.’ A new police chief pushes for change 

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan October 11, 2023December 18, 2023
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After Alton Sterling, a new Baton Rouge police chief wanted reforms. Then the threats began.

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