Baton Rouge letter carrier dog attacks up 100 percent

BATON ROUGE - The United States Postal Service is announcing new safety measures as dog attacks in the Baton Rouge area have increased by 100 percent in the 2015 calendar year.The Postal Service announced Friday that 6,549 of its employees across the nation were attacked by dogs, according to the USPS annual report on the subject.“Even though dogs are protective in nature, no letter carrier should experience a dog bite,” said Baton Rouge Postmaster Sarah Augustine. &ldquo