Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Business BRPD Chief Murphy Paul leaving at the end of the year By Deanna B. Narveson - July 12, 2023 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul (file photo) Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Murphy Paul is planning to step down later this year after five and a half years in the role, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced this morning. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.