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Patterson mayor: Insurance, not city, must pay to fix chief's vehicle

PATTERSON — Mayor Rodney Grogan and Police Chief Patrick LaSalle are butting heads over more than just finances. Grogan is refusing to allow LaSalle’s city vehicle, a 2017 Ford Explorer, to be repaired by the city mechanic after a March 28 crash in which LaSalle was determined in an accident report to be at fault. Grogan cited a 2015 repair to LaSalle’s vehicle and said insurance will have to pay for the repairs this time. LaSalle said the action is another in a series of anti-police actions by Grogan. The accident happened at 4:40 p.m. March 28 on Lake Palourde Road at Barrow ...

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