Louisiana Politics

Louisiana State Police will get another review amid federal civil rights probe

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor

New LSP review: Weeks after Louisiana State Police released the results of an external review of its policies, Attorney General-elect Liz Murrill announced she will commission another review of the agency, which remains under a federal civil rights probe, Meghan Friedmann reports.

BESE backs down: Board of Elementary and Secondary Education President Holly Boffy this week walked back her order to quickly implement a new appeals policy for high schoolers who fail state tests after the order caused a political stir, James Finn reports.

Grain elevator fight: The controversy over a proposed grain elevator in St. John the Baptist Parish grew this week as an opponent of the project accused Parish President Jaclyn Hotard of having a personal financial stake in the deal, Roshaun Higgins reports.

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Numbers to Know

Cybercriminals demanded that the St. Landry Parish School Board pay $1M in ransom after a hack earlier this year

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The board refused, and told the public that system records were secured

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Later, hackers released 211,000 personal records of at least 13,500 St. Landry students, teachers and business owners

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Source: St. Landry Parish School Board, Telegram, Louisiana Attorney General's office, others

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