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Attorney General Bonta Sues El Cajon for Illegally Sharing License Plate Data with Out-of-State Law Enforcement

Attorney General Bonta Sues El Cajon for Illegally Sharing License Plate Data with Out-of-State Law Enforcement

SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit against the City of El Cajon over its refusal to comply with state law prohibiting the sharing of license plate data with federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies....

Owner:  American Government
Meet Some of the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens at Speedway Slammer Including Gang Members, Serial Criminals, Abusers, Thieves, and Drug Dealers

Meet Some of the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens at Speedway Slammer Including Gang Members, Serial Criminals, Abusers, Thieves, and Drug Dealers

Release Date: October 3, 2025 One criminal illegal alien at Speedway Slammer was previously charged for terroristic threatening in the third degree for cutting a woman’s breast with a box cutter after she refused to give him money WASHINGTON —...

Owner:  American Government
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Baton Rouge 1st grader surprises her cancer-surviving principal with heartfelt poster

Baton Rouge 1st grader surprises her cancer-surviving principal with heartfelt poster

BATON ROUGE -- A principal at Helix Aviation Academy in Baton Rouge got a heartwarming surprise from one of her students in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Erica Jackson, the K-2 Principal at the Academy, is a two-time survivor of breast...

Owner:  Manship Family
New Orleans bond rating downgraded amid budget woes

New Orleans bond rating downgraded amid budget woes

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As Mayor LaToya Cantrell presented her administration’s proposed 2026 budget this week, City Hall’s money crunch was top of mind. “We need revenue that is big, we need revenue that is going to truly meet where we are in this...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Home security video shows armed man trying to break into Baton Rouge woman’s car in broad daylight

Home security video shows armed man trying to break into Baton Rouge woman’s car in broad daylight

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge woman says she is shaken after home security video captured a man trying to break into her car in broad daylight while holding what appeared to be a gun. The incident happened around noon, Oct. 1, on...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Voters want affordable housing, property taxes could rise in New Orleans budget proposal
Chef gunned down while picking up son outside New Orleans daycare
Here's what we know about where New Orleans mayoral candidates stand on cop surveillance

Here's what we know about where New Orleans mayoral candidates stand on cop surveillance

New Orleans may have gotten a temporary reprieve from the threat of real-time police surveillance this summer, but NOPD and the multi-billion dollar tech industry are likely to resume efforts next year to turn New Orleans into a surveillance state...

Owner:  John & Dathel Georges
New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market reborn with ambitious roster of national jazz artists

New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market reborn with ambitious roster of national jazz artists

Bill Frisell, one of the world’s most acclaimed jazz guitarists, was puzzled. At the conclusion of the first of his two Oct. 1 shows at the rebranded, reengineered and reborn New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market, Frisell strummed one last chord – and...

Owner:  John & Dathel Georges
Louisiana National Guard meets with New Orleans police ahead of potential deployment

Louisiana National Guard meets with New Orleans police ahead of potential deployment

As of Friday, President Donald J. Trump’s administration had yet to approve Landry’s request, according to the statement. The Louisiana National Guard said Maj. Gen. Thomas Friloux, who heads the force, met with New Orleans Superintendent Anne...

Owner:  John & Dathel Georges
Here's how New Orleans candidates say they'll fix the city's broken permitting system

Here's how New Orleans candidates say they'll fix the city's broken permitting system

Ask any New Orleans mayoral or city council candidate about the city’s permitting process, and you’re sure to hear that it’s broken and needs to be “revamped” to make it easier to do business in the city. Saying that much is the simple part. The...

Owner:  John & Dathel Georges
Abundance of free resources helps East Baton Rouge Parish Library power student success

Abundance of free resources helps East Baton Rouge Parish Library power student success

Sponsored Content This article is brought to you by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library.For area families, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library is more than a place to borrow books. It’s also a hub of academic support, creative exploration and...

Owner:  John & Dathel Georges
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