Officials say gang activity is crossing parish lines, increasing workload

CLINTON – East Feliciana Sheriff’s deputies are collaborating with neighboring parishes to crack down on gang violence, and as deputies investigate Saturday’s parade shooting, Sheriff Jeff Travis said gangs are creating more work for his department.

At Saturday’s parade shooting, five people, including a child, were injured. Investigators said it was gang-related, and those groups cross parish lines.

“The gangs in this area, they’re not just having issues in one parish,” East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeff Travis said. “They’re having issues in surrounding parishes around Baton Rouge.”…

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