Sheriff Jay Russell says bodycams will be coming to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Department in the months ahead, a move that the local NAACP has endorsed. Sherriff Russell said he has a team of deputies researching costs, procedure and other…
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Local leaders upset about violence, escapes at Swanson
The NAACP, and elected officials are concerned over the violence and escapes that continue to plague Swanson Correctional Center in Monroe. In the last week, six juvenile inmates injured a guard and escaped for a while before being captured. …
NAACP says districts should protect lives of teachers in reopening
The NAACP thinks both the parish and city school boards should provide medical coverage for teachers exposed to the Coronavirus as school reopens this month. Rev. Ambrose Douzart, president of the Monroe/Ouachita NAACP, said Wednesday that both the local school…