The U.S. Attorney’s Office has confirmed a law enforcement operation conducted in the area involving Homeland Security, the FBI and IRS investigators. The office will hold a press conference in Lafayette at 10 a.m. to release more information on the matter. Watch the conference above.
Lester Duhé, press secretary for Attorney General Liz Murrill, said state authorities are also involved in the investigation.
This story will be updated as more information is released.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Federal officials will be holding a press conference Wednesday morning after FBI operations in Louisiana. Two Louisiana police chiefs were taken into custody Tuesday after the FBI conducted operations in Baton Rouge and the Oakdale area, a source told Nexstar sister station KLFY. The…
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- At least two law enforcement officials have been arrested as part of a federal investigation, and more arrests are expected, sources have told KLFY. Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle and Forest Hill Police Chief Glynn Dixon are both in federal custody on unspecified charges. Oakdale…
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