BATON ROUGE – In a day about forgiveness, a line of people filled with anxiety and relief wrapped around the Baton Rouge City Court building, waiting for their chance at a fresh start.
Hundreds of warrants were resolved Friday in East Baton Rouge Parish, including traffic offenses, misdemeanors, and non-violent felonies. It was called the “Community Warrant Resolution Clinic.”
Kendrick Knighten came to support his friends but found he had a warrant he could resolve. Knighten wants to become an electrician, but he can’t do that with a warrant hanging over his head…