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69-684: The Louisiana State Police (French: Police d’Etat de Louisiane ) is the state police agency of Louisiana , which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state, headquartered in Baton Rouge . It falls under the authority of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections . It is officially known in that organization as the Office of State Police. The Louisiana State Police is a premier law enforcement agency in Louisiana and

138-514: A "letter of counseling" and "letter of reprimand" for violating rules about courtesy and recording equipment in the arrest of Greene. Clary was not disciplined by the department with regard to Greene's death. Greene's family was allowed in October 2020 to watch around 30 minutes of body-camera video of Greene's arrest. At this time, Greene's family also met with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards . The governor said that prosecutors did not allow

207-530: A 49-year-old African-American barber, for an unspecified traffic violation near Monroe, Louisiana. Greene did not stop, and troopers chased him on rural highways at over 115 mph (185 km/h). During the chase, DeMoss radioed that "We got to do something. He's going to kill somebody." When Greene finally did stop, DeMoss and Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth rushed to Greene's vehicle as Greene said repeatedly, "OK, OK. I'm sorry" and appeared to raise his hands. Within seconds, Hollingsworth shot Greene with

276-591: A Bomb Squad, an Air Support Unit, a Special Weapons And Tactics ( SWAT ) Team, an Executive Protection detail that functions under the Louisiana Department of Public Safety Police (for protection of the Louisiana Governor , Lt. Governor, other dignitaries, Capitol grounds, and other state owned facilities), a Motor Carrier Safety Enforcement (MCSAP) section, and a Hazardous Materials Response Unit. The Criminal Investigations Division includes

345-627: A Constitutional amendment requiring Senate confirmation for appointed and non-elected members of the State Police Commission. The bill, co-sponsored by Louisiana Senator Cleo Fields and was placed on the ballot, as Louisiana Amendment 3 to the Louisiana State Constitution, and was approved on December 10, 2022. Authority to investigate complaints against any employee of the Department of Public Safety

414-564: A Statewide Narcotics Task Force, a Concealed Handgun Permit Section, an Auto Theft Recovery Unit, the Casino Gaming & Licensing Section, a Criminal Intelligence Unit, Identity Theft Investigations, an Insurance Fraud Investigations Section, and a cyber crimes section which specializes in online and computer crimes. The agency also operates the State Police Crime Laboratory . The agency previously ran

483-399: A car crash and does not mention a struggle with police. The full coroner's report, released in 2021, indicated that Greene had high blood levels of cocaine and alcohol , but also had a fractured breastbone and a ruptured aorta . On the day of Greene's death, the highest-ranked officer at the arrest, Lieutenant John Clary, falsely told investigators that he had no body camera video of

552-552: A car crash in September 2020, according to the Ouachita Parish Coroner's Office. Governor Jeff Landry has promised sweeping reforms. He tapped Major Robert Hodges (28 year LSP veteran) as the new LSP superintendent per recommendations of his criminal justice advisory council. Liz Murrill, newly appointed as Attorney General, intends to hire former federal prosecutor Ed O’Callaghan to perform an internal study of

621-589: A crash, following a high speed chase, as Green's family had been told. The FBI opened an investigation On June 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section opened a joint investigation with the U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, against the State of Louisiana and the Louisiana State Police. The investigation

690-496: A federal civil rights investigation remain pending. In December 2022, five officers, including four state troopers and a Union Parish sheriff's deputy, were charged with crimes related to Greene's death. Master Trooper Kory York was charged with negligent homicide and ten counts of malfeasance in office, while other officers were charged with malfeasance and obstruction of justice. Shortly after midnight on May 10, 2019, State Trooper Dakota DeMoss attempted to pull over Ronald Greene,

759-572: A federal wrongful death lawsuit against the state police in May 2020, which remains pending as of July 2021 . The family released graphic images of Greene's injuries, and images of Greene's car showing minor damage; the images were circulated online in September 2020. Initially, the Louisiana State Police said the troopers' use of force was justified, describing it as "awful but lawful". State police did not open an administrative investigation until August 2020. A federal civil rights investigation into

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828-403: A male passenger in the back who was unarmed at a 2018 traffic stop behind a Perkins Road store causing a severe injury to his spinal cord. A grand jury indicted Trooper Kasha Domingue, 43 of Baton Rouge on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 on charges of aggravated second-degree battery and illegal use of a weapon in the shooting of Clifton Dilley, a Baton Rouge man who was 19 at the time. The indictment marked

897-482: A new model of police force designated as civilian forces ( Fuerza Civil ) . In Spain there are autonomous police forces in four of its nineteen autonomous communities . Apart from this, some autonomous communities ( Andalusia , Aragon , Asturias , Galicia and Valencian Community ) have a special division part of the National Police Corps and autonomous government of each community. In

966-481: A re-examination of Greene's autopsy taking into account the body camera footage which had not been available during the first autopsy. In July 2022, a local Louisiana district attorney received the federal case file and began reviewing their investigative reports. In December 2022 five officers were charged in relation with Greene's death. Master Trooper Kory York was charged with negligent homicide and ten counts of malfeasance in office, while three other troopers and

1035-559: A red lightning bolt, is awarded to troopers who recover five or more stolen vehicles within a year. Since approximately 2001, a majority of the marked patrol vehicles utilized by this agency have been equipped with onboard video cameras. Other 'marked' patrol vehicles currently used include Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the Chevrolet Camaro , the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, with incidental examples fielded since 2013 of

1104-513: A second time, and said he would shoot again "if you don't put your fucking hands behind your back". After handcuffing Greene and shackling his legs, Trooper Kory York dragged Greene facedown along the ground. Before York dragged Greene, Greene had tried to prop himself up on his side, leading York to shout at Greene: "Don't you turn over! Lay on your belly!" After dragging Greene, York told him: "You better lay on your fucking belly like I told you to! You understand?" Instead of rendering aid,

1173-527: A section called the Anti-Terrorist Assistance Program (ATAP) which was a joint venture with the U.S. State Department . This ATAP section trained foreign police and military forces in detecting, preventing, and fighting of terrorism. Since its formation in 1922, 29 LSP troopers have been killed in the line of duty. The most common cause of line of duty deaths to date is automobile accidents. The Louisiana State Police Commission

1242-451: A state department of public safety . Additionally, they may serve under different state departments such as the highway patrol under the state department of transportation and the marine patrol under the state department of natural resources . Twenty-three U.S. states use the term state police , fifteen use the term highway patrol , seven use the term state patrol , and three use the term state highway patrol , while Alaska's agency

1311-468: A state badge on the center of each front door, the words "Louisiana State Police" written above and below the door badge, and the words "State Police" written on the trunk. Note that the markings on the Tahoe include a slight variation to the previously used designs. In 2012 all markings were re-designed. The door badge has been redesigned from a light blue to a darker blue. Also the badge state seal in center

1380-541: A stun gun through the driver's window while commanding Greene to get out of the car. After Greene, who was unarmed, got out through the car's passenger side, one trooper wrestled him to the ground, put him in a chokehold , and punched him in the face. Hollingsworth struck Greene multiple times. While they tried to handcuff Greene, one of the troopers said "He's grabbing me", and another said "Put your hands behind your back, bitch." Greene cried "I'm sorry!" and "I'm your brother! I'm scared!" Another trooper stunned Greene

1449-460: A sudden he just went limp." The internal investigation also resulted in York being suspended without pay for 50 hours for dragging Greene and improperly turning off his body camera. York told investigators that he deactivated the device because it was beeping loudly and his "mind was on other things". After the suspension, York returned to duty, where he remains as of May 2021 . DeMoss received

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1518-567: A tree. Later, troopers released a statement that said Greene "became unresponsive" and died on his way to the hospital after a struggle with the troopers. The troopers' report made no mention of use of force by the troopers. In 2020, the Union Parish Coroner's office told the Associated Press that Greene's death was attributed to cardiac arrest and ruled accidental. The coroner's file attributed Greene's death to

1587-598: Is left to the state forces to police all geographic areas within their respective states. Australia does have a national police force, the Australian Federal Police , whose role is to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth , both criminal law and civil law, as well as to protect the interests of the Commonwealth, both domestically and internationally. The AFP does, however, provide policing for

1656-654: Is separate from any federal criminal investigation, as a Pattern-or-Practice investigation, also referred to as "Pattern or Practice of conduct", or Pattern or Practice of Discrimination under the authority of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 , pursuant to 42 U.S.C.§ 14141, since migrated to 34 U.S.C. § 12601. A Union Parish grand jury indicted four Louisiana State Police (LSP) troopers and one Union Parish deputy, with charges ranging from negligent homicide, malfeasance in office, and obstruction of justice. Trooper Chris Hollingsworth died in

1725-612: Is tasked with oversight for State Police. The civilian board creates rules to regulate state police personnel activities including hiring, firing, and reinstatements. Since the 2019 death of Ronald Green the Louisiana State Police and Police Commission has been under scrutiny. According to a Louisiana Legislative Auditor's report, the commission as an external authority, does not currently get involved in State Police affairs and internal investigations. The Louisiana State Legislature, Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs, proposed

1794-685: Is the Chevrolet Tahoe . The agency began a conversion to the Tahoe in 2012. Previously, the agency used the Ford Crown Victoria "Police Interceptor." This vehicle was the main patrol vehicle used by the agency from 1997 to 2011, when it replaced the Chevrolet Caprice in 1996, and when the Crown Victoria was discontinued in 2011. The vehicle's markings include "State Trooper" written on each front quarter panel,

1863-680: Is the "Division of Alaska State Troopers". The term highway patrol tends to be more common in the southeast and mountain west states. Hawaii is the only state with a Sheriff Division of the Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement with statewide jurisdiction. In addition, all the territories of the United States have a police force with similar territory-wide authority: Killing of Ronald Greene On May 10, 2019, Ronald Hardin Greene , an unarmed 49-year-old Black man,

1932-534: Is the body to which all senior police officers of all states belong regardless of the agency for whom they work. The IPS officers provide senior level leadership to law enforcement agencies, both at the state and federal levels. Each of the 32 states of Mexico maintains a separate law enforcement agency or Policía Estatal . Each of these state forces is tasked with the protection of their citizens, keeping local order and combating insecurity and drug trafficking . Certain states including Veracruz and Nuevo León have

2001-551: Is under the Office of Internal Affairs. Created by the LSP in 1972, the office also performs background checks of the Governor's appointees, employees of other agencies, and coordinates the activities of the promotion board. State police In Argentina , as a federal country, each province has its own independent police force and its responsible of its funding, training and equipment. State police agencies are responsible of all

2070-746: The Alberta Sheriffs Branch is responsible for traffic enforcement in Alberta together with the RCMP, despite being a law enforcement agency and not a police force. The Landespolizei (or LaPo) is a term used in the Federal Republic of Germany to denote the law enforcement services that perform law enforcement duties in the States of Germany . The German federal constitution leaves the majority of law enforcement responsibilities to

2139-470: The Associated Press obtained and published a portion of it in May 2021. In 2022, a medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. One trooper involved in the death, Dakota DeMoss, was given letters of reprimand and counseling for violating the department's rules about courtesy and recordings. DeMoss was later arrested for using excessive force while handcuffing a motorist in a separate incident; he

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2208-699: The Australian Capital Territory , Jervis Bay Territory , and Australia's other external territories such as Norfolk Island , Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands . The state and territory police forces are: Each federative unit in Brazil , beside its military firefighters corps and its penal and scientific polices, has two main police corporations working together with different skills: Law enforcement in Canada operates at

2277-846: The US Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana have opened a criminal investigation into Greene's death. Marc Morial of the National Urban League and Judy Reese Morse of the Urban League of Louisiana sent a letter to the Justice Department, requesting that the investigation be broadened to examine the Louisiana State Police as a whole. On June 30, 2021, the Lafayette Daily Advertiser reported that investigators from

2346-425: The director general of police (DGP) or commissioner of police (in metropolitan areas), who is an Indian Police Service officer. The state police forces operate under the authority of the respective state governments and are empowered to enforce laws, prevent crime, investigate offenses, and maintain public order. Most municipal or city police forces operate under their respective state police departments, with

2415-448: The 16 states of the country. There also are several auxiliary state police forces. The Constitution of India delineates the roles and responsibilities of both the central and state governments, with matters related to police, public order, and law and order falling under the purview of the state governments. India has 28 state police agencies. Each state has a state police force and its own distinct state police services , headed by

2484-425: The 1960s, the department was utilizing motorcycles, automobiles, airplanes, and helicopters for enforcement purposes. The department had exclusively used Harley-Davidson motorcycles until the 1980s when it switched to Kawasaki motorcycles. A short time after this switch, the motorcycle patrol program was disbanded. In 1997, patrol motorcycles were brought back on the force. In July 2018, Trooper, Kasha Domingue shot

2553-456: The ACLU called for a federal investigation into the Louisiana State Police. State Police brass initially argued the troopers’ use of force was justified — “awful but lawful,” as ranking officials described it — and did not open an administrative investigation until 474 days after Greene's death. Police body camera footage had surfaced and there was evidence that Green likely did not die as a result of

2622-664: The Ford Taurus Interceptor, Ford Explorer Police and Caprice PPV. Announced on January 31, 2018, beginning in the succeeding month [February], newer models of the Dodge Charger were introduced. The latter included "less visible, semi-marked and unmarked" vehicles to "[...]combat aggressive, impaired, and distracted driving." Like many other state police agencies around the United States, the Louisiana State Police has several sub-divisions specializing in addressing particular crimes or security needs. These include

2691-738: The Louisiana State Police were prevented from recommending prosecution of any of the involved officers by the senior state police leadership, including the superintendent, Col. Kevin Reeves, and Chief of Staff Bob Brown. Federal investigations were unaffected. Reeves was quoted by investigators as saying Greene's arrest was "awful but lawful." An investigator also described an earlier May 17, 2019 meeting of investigators with department leaders including Monroe-based Troop F Commander John Peters that "became very heated," where they were told they would have "issues with patrol" if they arrested Hollingsworth for aggravated assault and for turning off his bodycam during

2760-533: The Louisiana State Police. A goal to "...assist in restoring the rule of law to this city and provide victims the justice they deserve", according to Governor Landry. The department is divided into nine troops , with its headquarters in Baton Rouge . The troops are divided as follows: The following troops are no longer in existence: The current standard issue firearm for LSP Troopers is the Glock 17 in caliber 9mm or Glock 22 in caliber .40 S&W . Previously,

2829-483: The United States, state police (also termed highway patrol , state patrol, or state highway patrol), or state troopers , are a police body unique to 49 of the U.S. states, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigations. Hawaii, despite a widely dispersed archipelago and having four separate county-based police agencies , still has its own statewide policing agency . In general, these police agencies perform functions outside

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2898-453: The arrest. On May 18, 2021, the Associated Press obtained 46 minutes of body camera footage and released an edited clip. One trooper apparently deactivated the body camera's audio about halfway through the video. At least six troopers, who were white, were on the scene, but not all had their body cameras activated; some did not have their audio activated. On July 7, 2021, the FBI ordered

2967-419: The arrest. In fact, Clary's body camera recorded 30 minutes of footage of the arrest. According to state police documents, during the arrest, Clary "immediately" switched off his body camera when another trooper indicated that it was recording. Clary also falsely told investigators that Greene had been "still resisting, even though he was handcuffed. He was still trying to get away and was not cooperating"; this

3036-534: The death was opened by September 2020. The state police's internal investigation determined that Hollingsworth should be fired; in September 2020, hours after being informed that he would indeed be fired, he died in a single-car collision. In October 2020, the Associated Press published audio of Hollingsworth apparently telling a colleague that he had "beat the ever-living fuck out of" Greene and "choked him and everything else trying to get him under control", and that Greene "was spitting blood everywhere, and all of

3105-510: The direct control of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, government of India due to Delhi's status as both the national capital territory and a union territory. While they function under the respective union territory administrations for day-to-day operations and governance, their ultimate authority and oversight lie with the central government. The Indian Police Service (IPS) is not a law enforcement agency in its own right; rather it

3174-439: The emergency room physician wrote that the troopers' initial claim that Greene had been killed in a collision with a tree "does not add up." An autopsy commissioned by Greene's family found severe injuries to his head and several wounds to his face. Authorities repeatedly refused to release body camera footage, or details about Greene's death, for two years. Troopers initially told Greene's family that he died by crashing into

3243-728: The exception of the Kolkata Police . State police agencies typically have jurisdiction across the entire state. However, in West Bengal , the jurisdiction of the state police excludes Kolkata , which is served by the Kolkata Police. The police forces of union territories in India are either directly or indirectly under the purview of the union government . Unlike state police forces, the Delhi Police operate under

3312-437: The face with (pepper) spray ", and about this time an officer "asked Greene if he has his attention now" and another said, "Yeah, that shit hurts, doesn’t it?" After several minutes, Greene, unresponsive and bleeding from the head, was put in an ambulance, handcuffed to the stretcher. He was dead on arrival at the hospital. A 2021 medical report stated Greene was bruised, bloodied, and had two stun-gun prongs in his back;

3381-431: The federal, provincial, and local levels. Three provinces of Canada have a dedicated police force, with jurisdiction over some or all of the province: The federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) provides provincial-level policing in the remaining land area of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the remaining seven provinces and three territories. The RCMP began being contracted to provide provincial policing in

3450-524: The first time in District Attorney Hillar Moore III's 11-plus years as prosecutor that an officer was charged with a crime after killing or injuring a civilian with gunfire. In September 2018, the Louisiana State Police were scrutinized for using lists of personal information about supposed Antifa members which were posted on 8chan's politics board. The file "antifa.docx" was found in police databases and led directly to

3519-506: The individual patrolmen, and maintained by an allowance from the state. Of the 16 men on the force, one was a captain. This captain served as superintendent of the force. The highway commission was divided into ten districts. The Baton Rouge District had two patrol officers, while the New Orleans District had three patrolmen. The other eight districts had one patrol officer each. The other two officers patrolled statewide on

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3588-573: The jurisdiction of the county sheriff , such as enforcing traffic laws on state highways and interstate expressways, overseeing the security of the state capitol complex, protecting the governor, training new officers for local police forces too small to operate an academy, providing technological and scientific services, supporting local police and helping to coordinate multi-jurisdictional task force activity in serious or complicated cases in those states that grant full police powers statewide. A general trend has been to bring all of these agencies under

3657-610: The late 1920s as provincial police forces were disbanded and their duties contracted out to provincial divisions of the RCMP. The most recent provincial police force to be disbanded, the British Columbia Provincial Police , existed from the mid-19th century until its jurisdiction was transferred to RCMP "E" Division on August 15, 1950. Provinces which have disbanded their provincial police may retain other provincial law enforcement agencies, such as sheriff services or conservation officers . For example,

3726-664: The main highways of the state. In 1928 the agency was known as the Law Enforcement Division of the Highway Commission, and employed 70 uniformed officers. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation was also formed about that time. In 1932, the organization's name was changed to the State Highway Patrol, and it was given the authority to carry firearms. The agency was used by Governor Huey Long as his personal bodyguards, who escorted him across

3795-501: The motorist never resisted arrest, despite the troopers' report that he was resisting and trying to flee. The motorist's arrest "bears a strong resemblance" to Greene's, described the Associated Press. In late May 2021, the department made public their plans to fire DeMoss. In June 2021, DeMoss was fired. The Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Justice Department Civil Rights Division , and

3864-401: The opening of criminal investigations . In 2019 a Louisiana State Police unit stunned, punched, dragged and ultimately killed Ronald Greene , a Black motorist who had failed to pull over for an unspecified traffic violation. A federal civil rights investigation was conducted and the state set up a panel to investigate several incidents of misconduct, including filing of false reports. In 2021,

3933-535: The operators of commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses were required to be licensed in Louisiana. In 1948, the number of motorcycles operated by the agency had fallen to 36 motorcycles. The department was relying more heavily on automobiles for patrol purposes, and eventually patrol motorcycles were only found in New Orleans and other major cities. Motorcycle patrol units were used throughout the 1950s, with Governor Earl Kemp Long also using them as bodyguards. In

4002-670: The standard issue sidearm was the SIG Sauer P220 semi-automatic pistol in caliber .45 ACP . Other optional handguns are also authorized for carry on-duty. Each trooper is also issued a Remington 870 Police 12 gauge magnum shotgun. Troopers are also issued a Colt AR-15 or Bushmaster M4-type Carbine in .223 , a Ruger Mini-14 in .223 , or an H&K MP5 in 9mm . The troopers in this agency have been issued batons and pepper spray for quite some time. Tasers have also been introduced, and have been in service since 2005. The current primary Louisiana State Police patrol vehicle

4071-513: The state. The agency's fleet of patrol motorcycles eventually grew to 64 motorcycles. In 1942 the Louisiana Legislature abolished the Department of State Police and made it a division of the newly created Department of Public Safety . The state police accepted new responsibilities in 1946, when the state's Drivers License Law was enacted requiring every driver to hold a license for operating a motor vehicle. Prior to this time, only

4140-432: The state. In 1936, the two divisions of law enforcement were combined, by an act of the Louisiana Legislature, to form the Louisiana Department of State Police. The department's force of patrolmen numbered over 40 at that time, and the primary patrol vehicle was the motorcycle. In 1939, the State Police was divided into eight "troops". Troopers in cars and motorcycles were patrolling nearly 2 million miles per year throughout

4209-720: The territory of a determinate state. There is almost no municipal/local law enforcement in Argentina, and if there is, they are generally limited to traffic duties. Prior to the Federation of Australia , each colony within Australia had numerous police forces, but these were largely amalgamated well before federation. Today each state of Australia , as well as the Northern Territory , has its own state police force. Municipalities do not have police forces and it

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4278-711: The troopers left Greene unattended, facedown and moaning, for at least nine minutes while they cleaned blood off themselves with sanitizer wipes. One trooper said, "I hope this guy ain't got fucking AIDS." Another trooper referred to Greene as a "stupid motherfucker". At some point during the arrest, the troopers said that they did not want to have Greene sit up because they feared he would spit blood on them, to which Lieutenant John Clary told them not to sit Greene up. At another point, according to an investigator's report filed around early April 2021, "Greene's eyes are squeezed shut as he shakes his head back and forth moaning in pain, movements consistent with having been sprayed in

4347-481: The video to be released to the public, as investigations were still active. DeMoss was arrested in February 2021 for using excessive force in a May 2020 arrest of another motorist. An internal investigation concluded that when the motorist had surrendered face-down on the ground, DeMoss attacked him with a knee strike and a slap, and then DeMoss turned off his own body camera. The investigation also determined that

4416-572: Was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) from 2003 to 2008. The agency voluntarily ceased its association with CALEA in 2008. The organization began in 1922 as the Louisiana Highway Commission with 16 Highway Inspectors covering approximately 2,700 miles (4,300 km) of roadway. These inspectors patrolled exclusively by motorcycles. These motorcycles were personally owned by

4485-441: Was brought to the hospital, police told doctors that his car had run into a tree, a story a doctor said "does not add up", given the nature of Greene's injuries and the fact that there were two stun-gun probes lodged in his body; police later acknowledged that Greene had died during a struggle, but did not mention specifics about any use of force by officers. Although authorities refused to release body camera footage for two years,

4554-421: Was contradicted by Clary's own body camera footage, according to state police documents. A third false statement from Clary to investigators was his claim that troopers sat Greene up and "immediately held his head up so he could get a clear airway". In 2022, a medical examiner hired by a legislative panel investigating Greene's death determined his death was a homicide for the first time. Greene's family filed

4623-502: Was killed after being arrested by Louisiana State Police following a high-speed chase outside Monroe, Louisiana . During the arrest, he was stunned, punched, pepper sprayed and placed in a chokehold. He was also dragged face down while handcuffed and shackled, and he was left face down for at least nine minutes. At least six white troopers were involved in the arrest; five were criminally charged in December 2022. When Greene's corpse

4692-461: Was subsequently fired in June 2021. A second trooper, Chris Hollingsworth, died in a single-vehicle car accident in September 2020, hours after learning he would be fired for his role in Greene's death. A third trooper, Kory York, was suspended for 50 hours for dragging Greene and improperly turning off his body camera, and has since returned to duty. As of May 2021 , a federal wrongful death lawsuit and

4761-471: Was updated to reflect a 2008 change showing a more angular "Pelican in Her Piety" state seal done in white. It is completely different from the prior one used from 1964 to 2012 except in dimension. The red "LSP" lettering was also upgraded to a more reflective prismatic shade of ruby red, and each letter now has a small dark blue border around it. An "ACE" insignia, consisting of a blue State of Louisiana with

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