Long a holdout from a wave of agencies that outfitted officers with body-worn cameras amid calls for more transparency, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is poised to equip all deputies with the devices by 2023.
A protest organized by BR for The People visited Free Speech Alley on Wednesday to bring awareness to the death of Deaughn Willis, a 25-year-old Black Baton Rouge resident, who
Family members, Baton Rouge residents and LSU students gathered in front of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office on Sunday for a candlelight vigil honoring Deaughn Willis, a 25-year-old Black
Demonstrators gathered in Baton Rouge on Saturday, March 5th calling for answers in the January murder of Deaughn Willis. The demonstration brought together members from many different organizations across the Baton Rouge community, including those close to the family, congregants of the Willis family’s church, local organizers, students, and Baton Rouge’s NAACP.