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Alton Sterling was killed by Baton Rouge police officer Blane Salamoni on July 5, 2016. The death of Sterling was followed by days of protest nation wide, as people were outraged by what they saw on video footage released by an onlooker. Sterlings killer officer Blane Salamoni was placed on administrative leave, pending an investigation.

In recent weeks news reports released showed that Salamoni was being paid for extra duty, “administrative” work for the past year. Publisher of The Rouge Collection, Gary Chambers and Baton Rouge talk show host Eugene Collins filled public records request concerning Salamoni’s extra duty pay since the death of Alton Sterling. BRPD responded to the request and the information was startling.

Salamoni was given this administrative detail with Whitney Bank passed down from his mother, former BRPD captain Melissa Salamoni. The extra duty administrative detail pays Salamoni, $50 an hour, for two hours per week, per branch inside the city limits of Baton Rouge. This amounts to $700 per week from Whitney Bank paid to Salamoni, for at least a year. By our estimates Salamoni made an extra $36,400 in extra duty pay since he killed Alton Sterling. Based on his years of service in the department, we believe his base salary is in the range of $37, 861. Combining his base salary, with the projected extra duty pay, it is possible that Blane Salamoni, the sole shooter in the killing of Alton Sterling was allowed to earn $74,261 since killing Sterling.

Hancock Holding Co., the parent company of Mississippi-based Hancock Bank, bought the New Orleans-based Whitney Holding Corp. in a $1.5 billion stock deal. So Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank are one in the same.

The Rouge Collection reached out to Mayor Sharon Weston Broome for comment on these findings. Her spokesperson responded saying, “the mayor is not available for immediate comments at this moment.” This is a developing story and we will update this story throughout the day.

See public records request information in the link below.

Salamoni Info