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LSP higher-up on leave; Drug test result roils bus system

with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

The city bus system is trying to figure out what to do with an administrator who allegedly tested positive for an illegal drug. Paul Cobler reports that while the CATS system in Baton Rouge has a zero-tolerance policy on positive drug tests, a non-driver remains on the payroll, even after a TV station reported on the purported test results. 

And out on Independence Boulevard, there are more developments today at State Police headquarters.

The agency's second-in-command is now on leave while investigators look into what happened with his agency-issued cell phone. The agency's head had ordered an investigation into the wiping of Doug Cain's cell phone about the same time that lawmakers began to review the death of motorist Ronald Greene at the hands of state troopers.

By way of background, some legislators last month accused Cain of dodging their questions in the matter. He has denied wrongdoing.

We have the schedule today from this month's Baton Rouge Blues Festival. It's featured further below in the newsletter, but here's a quick link. And if you're anywhere in south Louisiana, don't do any outside burning today. Winds are so bad that forecasters are warning that fires could take off. I'm refereeing a soccer game tonight (I do that kind of thing in my spare time); this is the kind of weather where the ball just stays on one side of the field.

You'll find our stories online, and our e-edition has what the paperpaper looked like this morning. You can find it here.

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