Around 170 soldiers from across the country participated in the three-day Dense Urban Terrain Exercise joint exercise with personnel from the NYPD and FDNY also participating.
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A hearing for a Lafayette Police officer who wants his job back after being fired for a use-of-force incident was tabled by the board who would decide on his discipline.
The Lafayette Fire and Police Civil Service Board on Wednesday continued the hearing at the request of Pablo Estrada s attorney, Allyson Prejean. Estrada is appealing to be reinstated after he was fired in February.
Prejean said there was an open file at the 15th Judicial District Attorney s Office, which would prevent her from being able to defend Estrada. An open file could mean the matter is scheduled to be heard by a grand jury.
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Two months after a Lafayette grand jury declined to charge the officers who fatally shot Trayford Pellerin in August 2020, the Louisiana State Police has released their names and accounts of the incident.
The names and accounts were included in the state police investigation into the fatal
shooting of the 31-year-old Black man, which detectives ultimately deemed a justifiable homicide.
The grand jury considered and rejected second-degree murder charges, and lesser charges were not considered.
When 15th Judicial District Attorney Don Landry presented the grand jury s findings in May, he refused to release the officers names and later redacted them in public records requests.
10 According to the U.S. Army War College, through the 2004 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress passed legislation allowing National Guard officers to temporarily hold a state and federal commission simultaneously. Hence the term “dual status.” The goal of this legislation was to streamline civil support operations and establish a unified front between the National Guard and active-duty forces. Since 2004, dual status commanders have been authorized to command nationally significant events such as summits and national political conventions. However, in more dire situations these dual hatted commanders led troops during earthquakes, wildfires and hurricanes like Katrina and Sandy. One such dire situation has been the current COVID-19 pandemic and the testing and vaccination efforts associated with it.