About 200 people marched from the State Capitol to the Governor’s Mansion yesterday demanding criminal charges against the State Troopers who arrested Ronald Greene in 2019. Greene died in police custody after he was punched and tased numerous times. L-S-P originally said Greene died in a car accident following a high-speed chase. Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers…
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Governor Edwards says State Police is cooperating with the Union Parish District Attorney and the US Justice Department as they investigate.

State lawmakers have approved a police reform bill. The legislation would ban chokeholds by officers, put body camera activation policies in place, and the duty to intervene. State Representative Ted James says police can still do nighttime no-knock warrants, but certain policies must be followed…
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Legislation that would prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports is heading to the governor’s desk. Supporters say it will protect the integrity of girls’ sports, New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman says the bill threatens to alienate an already vulnerable community…
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Governor Edwards is expected to veto the bill.

A bill that would have provided an estimated 15-hundred prisoners with another shot at a trial if they were convicted by a non-unanimous jury failed in a House committee. District attorneys say 15-hundred retrials would be difficult, costly and harm victims, but Promise of Justice Lawyer Jamila Johnson says that’s no excuse…
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The bill failed on a seven to five vote.