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The internal affairs division of the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office on Wednesday (Aug. 8) began looking into a complaint that a patrol deputy is part of a right-leaning organization that some have categorized as a hate group. The Sheriff's Office received Facebook screenshots and other images purportedly showing that Deputy Brian Green is a member of the Proud Boys, a conservative, men-only group whose members describe themselves as "Western Chauvinists." "To determine the factual and credible intentions and values of this organization, we are in contact with our federal partners to obtain reliable law enforcement intelligence that confirms or exonerates...

The former boyfriend of a Bogalusa woman is one of two brothers that have been arrested in connection with her death and the "cold and calculated" attempted cover up of the crime, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain said Monday (Oct. 19.)The body of Nanette Me'Shell King, 41, was found inside a burned-out vehicle outside the village of Sun Oct. 11. Gary Lee Harris, 53, was booked with second-degree murder. His brother, Ray Harris, 64, was booked with accessory, the Sheriff's Office said. Gary Harris is King's former boyfriend of more than 20 years. The two have a 17-year-old daughter...

S. Border Patrol is asking for the public's help to combat a new and dangerous method immigrants are using to get past checkpoints undetected. “Falfurrias checkpoint is one of the busiest checkpoints in the country with regard to seizures and apprehensions,” said Omar Zamora, the spokesperson for Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley sector. “In addition to that we also inspect more than 8,000 vehicles per day.” So far this year, the Border Patrol apprehended more than 7,000 immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally at the Falfurrias checkpoint. Agents are seeing more immigrants take bold and dangerous measures to...