Louisiana's state House speaker called for an investigation into Gov. John Bel Edwards after the AP revealed last week Edwards knew a Black man died after a 'violent, lengthy struggle' with police but withheld that information from the public. Read more:
The AP reported Friday Edwards received a text message from the Louisiana State Police superintendent just hours after Greene's death in 2019 notifying the governor of a violent encounter.
After Greene's death, state police told his family and the public he had died in a car crash, and the governor largely stayed quiet about the case until the AP published body camera footage in May of 2021 showing state troopers punching Greene in the face and dragging him on the ground by his ankles whileSchexnayder said he's spoken to Senate President Page Cortez about launching an investigation, and Louisiana House Democratic Caucus Chairman Sam Jenkins toldEdwards' office did not...
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