Malcolm McMillin, as the new chief of police for Jackson, plans to:
Provide new vision for the Jackson Police Department.
Restore morale by better equipping officers.
Seek better salaries for officers.
And try to increase available jail space for offenders.
City Council members, on a 4-2 vote, confirmed McMillin on Monday afternoon before a packed council chamber as friends and supporters cheered the sheriff-chief on.
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The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
