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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday March 31, 2024 ( 1 items )  

ACLU OF LOUISIANA REACHES SETTLEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL TEACHER AND ST. CHARLES PARISH SHERIFF OFFICER FOR FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: A settlement has been reached on behalf of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Cedric Otkins, a teacher who was stopped and had his car searched by St. Charles Parish Sheriff officers at a public park in Destrehan, LA after one of the officers claimed to smell cannabis emitting from the vehicle. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to Mr. Otkins  more