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Holy Crap, Baton Rouge Police to Get a Helicopter

Reported by Logan Leger on Fri, Apr 24th, 2009 in News and tagged: , , , ,

The Metro Council approved the purchase of a Robinson R44 police helicopter for the Baton Rouge Police Department. The total purchase price is $946,000, which will come fully from federal stimulus money. Capt. Roger Tully of the BRPD said they will use the helicopter for around 1,000 hours/year, which will cost the department an additional $62,200 per year. It’s important to note that this fulfills one of Mayor Kip Holden’s campaign promises from 2004. At the Council hearing he noted that we’re the largest parish without such a helicopter. The helicopter is fully equipped and approved by the FAA for police work.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has the brief. You can see the configuration of the helicopter here. The minutes from the Council meeting can be found here.

I just have to say, holy crap. I think helicopters are like the coolest thing ever. I’ve never ridden in one, but I’ve always wanted to. Plus, I think this’ll really help with crime fighting, which is a great thing. Reminds me of the US Army helicopter that landed on the LSU parade grounds the other day.

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One Comment

  1. These Guys Make Me Feel Safe . . . — the Baton Rougean says:
    May 11, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    [...] They’re getting a helicopter. They used some stimulus money. It should help with high-speed chases. We covered this a few weeks ago, so check out that article here. [...]

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