La. court: Rehire cop fired after taped beating

NEW ORLEANS—A state appeals court has ordered the New Orleans police department to rehire an officer accused of using excessive force in an arrest caught on video several weeks after Hurricane Katrina . A former teacher says officer Robert Evangelist threw him against a wall and joined other officers in beating him while he was held on the ground. Part of the altercation was taped by an Associated Press Television News crew. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tila Tequila's attorney on Tuesday call

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