SWAT teams need to stay mission-ready at all times, but before we give you a taste of their training regimen, it’s good to start with what you probably don’t know.

APP. LMPD SWAT IS BEING CALLED TO MORE CRIME SCENES IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE VIOLENCE, AND ANDREA TURNER TAKES US INSIDE OF THEIR WEEKLY TRAINING. SHE EVEN SUITED UP FOR A HANDS ON LOOK AT WHAT IT TAKES ...

Residents near the former S.J. Montgomery Elementary School in Lafayette were disturbed by loud explosions as the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office conducted SWAT training exercises involving ...