300% Increase in Police Job Interest @WBRZ

300% Increase in Police Job Interest @WBRZ

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse highlighted his department's massive pay raise which brought BRPD's starting pay for officers from $41,000 to $58,000—the highest-paid police department in the state, according to Edwards.

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