More details are coming out about the fatal encounter between Alton Sterling and two Baton Rouge police officers on July 5. Community activist Gary Chambers met with DOJ officials following yesterday’s announcement, and he detailed the meeting to Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana. Chambers says Officer Blane Salamoni’s actions that night are disturbing…:
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The DOJ found no federal civil rights laws were violated, and the case is now in the hands of state Attorney General Jeff Landry to determine if Louisiana charges should be brought. Chambers believes state violations are much easier to prove, but Salamoni’s attorney John McLindon says there was no criminal conduct in this case and federal prosecutors got it right…:
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McLindon expects just like the federal investigation, the state’s probe will take a long amount of time.

Hundreds of people came to West Monroe’s First Baptist Church to pay their respects to Deputy Justin Beard, who was killed while on-duty Sunday. He was responding to a burglar alarm in the middle of a severe thunderstorm. A funeral procession is currently taking place to Mount Vernon Baptist Church in West Monroe.

The Advocate newspaper has obtained an email sent by LSU’s athletic department to its student-athletes that says they respect and support athletes decision to speak out about the Alton Sterling case, but they also tell them to be mindful of media attention it may bring. LSU is also asking players not to wear LSU gear if they protest on social media or in the public.