Louisiana Civil Rights Investigation Dropped by U.S. Department of Justice
- The U.S. Department of Justice dropped its three-year civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police on Wednesday, ending federal oversight efforts.
- The probe, initiated in 2022, investigated claims that Louisiana State Police officers repeatedly used undue violence and engaged in discriminatory practices against Black motorists, including the fatal 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.
- A 32-page DOJ report called Greene’s death a “total failure” and found troopers repeatedly used force on restrained people who posed no threat, while systemic supervision failures existed.
- The end of the investigation was described by a Justice Department official as concluding a "failed experiment" involving the imposition of unwarranted consent decrees on local law enforcement agencies.
- The decision removes a federal oversight option and has drawn support from Louisiana officials but disappointment for Greene’s family, who sought criminal accountability for involved troopers.
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