US justice department to investigate Louisiana State Police following 2019 death of Ronald Greene

Justice department launches civil rights investigation after beatings and death of a Black man placed in a chokehold

The US Department of Justice has announced a federal civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police following a series of brutality cases and the fatal beating of a Black motorist, Ronald Greene, in 2019.

The sweeping investigation will examine whether the police force has engaged in a pattern or practice" of excessive force and racial discrimination. It marks the first time in more than two decades America's justice department has investigated a statewide law enforcement agency.