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A Louisiana Mom Is Killed During A Carjacking —And Then This Happened
A senseless carjacking incident ended in the shooting death of an elderly Baton Rouge community member.
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After Ralph Yarl, A Pregnant Black Woman Was Shot By Mistake
A Black woman who was 9-months pregnant was shot and killed while picking up teens from a party in Baton Rouge.
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Louisiana Pediatrician Accused of Punching and Using N-Word While Verbally Assaulting Black Woman Student
A Louisiana pediatrician was arrested in Baton Rouge Wednesday and charged with punching and verbally assaulting a Black student-athlete at Southern University. KATC 3 reports that 54-year-old Shane McKinney, a pediatrician at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, has been charged with simple battery after he was questioned by police about…
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LSU Football Player Koy Moore Says He Was ‘Violated Numerous Times’ by Baton Rouge Police Officers
Three Baton Rouge police officers are on leave this week after a confrontation with Louisiana State University football player Koy Moore, during which Moore said he was “violated numerous times.” Moore, a freshman wide receiver for the team, posted a statement Sunday afternoon to his Twitter and Instagram accounts about the incident, which happened on…
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Federal Judge Reneges on Opinion in Deray Mckesson Case, Takes a Stand for First Amendment Right to Protest
You almost never hear a judge say “my bad,” but that is exactly what Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Don Willett did this week, reversing his opinion in a First Amendment case legal experts say could chill the right to protest. The case involves activist Deray Mckesson, who was sued by a Baton Rouge,…
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Judge Orders Baton Rouge to Release Psych Report of Cop Who Killed Alton Sterling Amid Reports of Abuse, Unprofessional Behavior
Days after Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul admitted that Blane Salamoni, the police officer who shot and killed Alton Sterling in 2016, should never have been hired, a Louisiana judge has ordered the city of Baton Rouge to release a psychological evaluation used in Salamoni’s hiring. The judge handed the decision down Monday; Sterling’s…
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Baton Rouge Police Chief Apologizes for the Hiring of Alton Sterling’s Killer. Sterling Still Dead
In what could only be described as a grievous insult on top of deadly injury, the Baton Rouge police chief apologized for the hiring of the officer who killed Alton Sterling more than three years ago. Police Chief Murphy Paul apologized on Thursday, saying in part, “We are sorry Baton Rouge. I want to apologize…
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Police Arrest Suspect in Death of Baton Rouge Community Activist, Say No Evidence That Killing Was a Hate Crime
Baton Rouge, La., police announced on Tuesday they had a suspect in the death of beloved community activist, Sadie Roberts-Joseph. The 75-year-old community leader and founder of the city’s African American Museum was found dead in the trunk of her car last Friday afternoon. Ronn Jermaine Bell, 37, a tenant who lived in a home…
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Death of Civil Rights Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph Ruled a Homicide
Authorities have revealed the cause of death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a beloved activist and pillar of her Baton Rouge, La., community. According to Buzzfeed News, a preliminary autopsy conducted by the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office determined that the 75-year-old died of “traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation.” Her death has been ruled a homicide. Coroner…
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Louisiana Cops Wore Blackface to Sell Crack in a Black Neighborhood. But First, They Posed for Pics
A Louisiana police chief issued a formal apology after 25-year-old yearbook photos surfaced of an undercover sting in which white police officers painted themselves black to sell crack to black people. The community was shocked by the revelations, and many asked the same question: “Wait…Police departments have yearbooks?” Apparently, in Baton Rouge they do because…