BRPD chief candidates narrowed down to nine

BATON ROUGE- Nine candidates remain in the search for the new Baton Rouge police chief. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome told her candidate review committee Thursday night she wants someone with integrity and vision."There is a common denominator that everyone shares, everyone wants to live in a safe community," said Broome.Broome has to replace Carl Dabadie who resigned in July in the wake of their strained relationship. Broome had campaigned on hiring a new chief in the wake the Alton Ste