Former State Police Superintendent Kevin Reeves denies there was a coverup in the May 2019 fatal arrest of Ronald Greene. Reeves made the statement during an emotional hearing in front of a special House committee formed to look into why the Greene family was initially told he died in a car accident, but body camera video shows troopers repeatedly punching and tasing Greene before he died. Reeves also told legislators it was standard procedure to not get involved in such investigations…
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The mother of Ronald Greene, Mona Hardin was disappointed in Reeves’ testimony.
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Lawmakers accused Reeves of being disengaged.

Governor John Bel Edwards is behind Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover’s bill that would create an independent panel to help the Legislature with reapportionment the next time the Legislature holds a redistricting session. Edwards says 18 other states have some type of commission…
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Edwards vetoed the Congressional District map approved by the Legislature during the redistricting session because it did not have two majority Black districts. But Republican lawmakers say the Black population is not concentrated enough to create two majority-minority districts.

After 24 months, Governor John Bel Edwards’ COVID public health emergency order expires today as the state has seen a significant drop in cases and hospitalizations, plus there is a wide availability of vaccines. Tulane epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig is concerned because lifting the emergency order sends a message the crisis is over…
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