Black Legislative Caucus Calling on Federal Investigation of LSP
The Louisiana Black Caucus is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation of state police and root out what they say are systemic practices of racism. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James acknowledges reform by the new superintendent, Col. Lamar Davis, who is Black, but said he can only do so much.
“He cannot simply continue to reform that agency and restore trust at the same time trying to cover up what we all know is a massive and systemic coverup within that department,” said James.
James said it was five years ago when they gathered at the capitol asking state police to investigate Baton Rouge Police over the death of Alton Sterling. Now they are calling on LSP to be investigated.