Louisiana State Police News

Louisiana Insurance Producer Arrested for Fraud, Theft

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana insurance producer was arrested for insurance fraud and theft, the Louisiana State Police announced this week. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit Baton Rouge Field Office began receiving information from the Louisiana Department of …

Louisiana State Police Open Criminal Investigation Into McClenny Moseley, Apex Roofing

Louisiana State Police have opened a criminal investigation into efforts by McClenny Moseley & Associates and Apex Roofing to solicit customers after receiving a complaint by the state Insurance Department about “suspected fraudulent actions” related to insurance claims. An initial …

Louisiana Deputies Want Black Woman’s Excessive Force Suit Dismissed

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Two white Louisiana sheriff’s deputies who forced a Black woman facedown to the ground in 2020 as they investigated an allegation that she had been riding a motorcycle without a helmet asked a federal appeals court …

Louisiana Officers Charged in Black Motorist’s Deadly Arrest

FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) – Five Louisiana law enforcement officers were charged Thursday with state crimes ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash before long …

Justice Department Starts Probe Into Louisiana State Police

The U.S. Justice Department is opening a “pattern-or-practice” investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has looked the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men, including the deadly 2019 arrest of …

Ex-Louisiana Police Boss Faces Contempt in Ronald Greene Probe

Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene voted unanimously last week to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for defying a subpoena and refusing to turn over the handwritten journals he kept …

Louisiana Lawmakers Seek Police Boss’ Journals in Ronald Green Probe

Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene are preparing to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for refusing to turn over his journals after talks broke down Monday in a dispute over …

Interview From Deceased Louisiana Officer Haunts Ronald Greene’s Deadly Arrest

Days before his own death, Louisiana Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth walked into a secure room deep inside state police headquarters, swore an oath and told investigators about the night he held down Black motorist Ronald Greene and repeatedly bashed him …

Suit Alleges Racial Profiling in 2021 Louisiana Traffic Stop

Two Black men claim in a new federal lawsuit that they were subjected to an illegal, racially motivated and humiliating traffic stop and search last year by deputies in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish. The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana …

Case of Louisiana Black Motorist’s Deadly Arrest Turns Cop Vs. Cop

Louisiana State Police investigators who pressed within days to charge troopers in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene told lawmakers March 22 that commanders rejected their concerns and told them to suppress graphic video of the Black motorist’s final …