Franklinton Board of Aldermen calls on Attorney General after mayor appoints new police chief without board approval
The video above is from January 2021 Author: Mike McDaniel / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 9:32 PM CST February 6, 2021 Updated: 9:51 PM CST February 6, 2021 FRANKLINTON, La. — In Washington Parish, there’s a question of who the legal police chief is in the town of Franklinton. An opinion from the attorney general’s office said the newly elected Mayor Greg Route does not have the authority to appoint or remove top positions in the town. In January Mayor Route made several appointments, but it was the position of the police chief that ...
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