BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is preparing to move its Second District headquarters from Highland Road to Third Street after the Metro Council approved a 10-year sublease agreement at its latest meeting.
The new location will be at 200 Third Street, where BRPD will lease the first and second floors of the building for $500,000 over 10 years, plus operating costs.
Police Chief Thomas Morse said the move is not a response to recent crime downtown. Instead, he says the department has outgrown its current facility…