A Louisiana State Police trooper died in an apparent suicide on Wednesday when colleges were executing a search warrant on his home as part of a criminal investigation, according to the Associated Press.
Category: Race
Internal Investigation Confirms Officer Lied to Obtain Warrant that Killed Breonna Taylor
December 29, 2020According to a letter sent to Detective Joshua Jaynes by Louisville Chief of Police Yvette Gentry, an internal investigation confirmed that Jaynes lied in order to obtain the search warrant.
UPDATE: Devin Tucker is Likely to End Up in Jail Again After Being Released From the Hospital
December 23, 2020Devin Tucker had a harrowing experience with the Jefferson Parish Police Last week on December 16th after they were called to assist him in a mental health crisis. They were […]
Devin Tucker Has Been Found: Schizophrenic Man Was Beaten and Arrested by Police Called to Help Him in a Medical Crisis
December 21, 2020This is an update of a story we reported on December 20, 2020. Around 1 AM on December 17th, the Jefferson Parish Police Department was called to the Coroner’s Office […]
“They Kicked Me and Slammed Me to the Ground” Devin Tucker Is Missing After Being Arrested by the Jefferson Parish Police Department
December 20, 2020Note: An updated version of this story has been published. The last time Shalon Tucker spoke to her son, he said to her, “Ma, they kicked me and slammed me […]
This Week’s New Orleans City Council Meeting Had Big Wins for Criminal Justice Reform Advocates
December 18, 2020Last month, we covered how the NOPD lied about using racially-biased facial recognition software. The not-so-shocking truth was that their continual and adamant denials of using the software were all […]
The US House of Representatives Passed a Marijuana Decriminalization Bill That Could Change Louisiana
December 4, 2020The House of Representatives passed a landmark bill today that will decriminalize marijuana across the country. The MORE Act will remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act’s list of scheduled […]
Louisiana Ranks Below Average on Social Justice Measures Fourth Year in a Row
November 27, 2020Louisiana and other Gulf South states ranked below average on measures of social justice for the fourth year in a row according to a report released by the Jesuit Social […]
The NOPD Lied About Using Racially-Biased Facial Recognition Software
November 18, 2020For years, the New Orleans Police Department has been lying about using facial recognition software, hiding their use of it from the public by never bringing it up on their […]
CNN Reporter Faces Discrimination, Intimidation at New Orleans Airport
November 1, 2020In a disturbing incident, correspondent/anchor Amara Walker, who is of Asian American descent, tweeted that she was harassed and intimidated, not once, but three times, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans […]
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