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SHREVEPORT, La. â The family of a man who last spring in police custody has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, the police chief and officers.
James Carter, of The Cochran Firm in Metairie, who filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court, is asking for unspecified damages on behalf of the family of Tommie McGlothen Jr. In October, Carter sent a demand letter to the city saying he would not sue if the city agreed to pay a $25 million settlement. The city took no action.
Names as defendants in the lawsuit are the city of Shreveport, its insurance company, Police Chief Ben Raymond and four Shreveport police officers.
JOSEPH â A larger-than-usual audience turned out for the final Joseph City Council meeting of the year, Thursday, Dec. 10, when the council gave its official approval to a sewage treatment facilties plan and bade farewell to Mayor Teresa Sajonia as she presided over her last session.
Brad Baird, of Anderson Perry and Associates, presented the council with a finalized plan for the more than $3.8 million project that he asked the council to formally adopt so his firm could add language that the city has approved the plan it has been pursuing. He noted it has been more than 20 years since any significant upgrades have been made to the facility and it is not currently in compliance with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.