Alton Sterling

Lawyers representing Alton Sterling’s five children have unsuccessfully argued for a quicker payout of a proposed $4.5 million settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit against the city-parish.

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council has passed a $4.5 million settlement in the civil suit for the family of Alton Sterling, the man who was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge Police Department officer in 2016.

Attorneys for the children of Alton Sterling, a Black man fatally shot by a Baton Rouge police officer in 2016, said a decision by local officials against offering $5 million to settle a pending civil case showed they were uninformed about the matter.

Several protesters marched into Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office on Monday demanding a grand jury look at the evidence from the Alton Sterling investigation.

Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul fires one of two officers inmvolved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling.

Governor John Bel Edwards offered the following statement after Landry made his Tuesday announcement.

Attorney Chris Stewart says a culture of racial bias among Baton Rouge cops fueled the shooting.

The Washington Post is reporting that the Department of Justice will NOT charge officers in the death of Alton Sterling.

East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore addressed the thought on many people’s mind: when will the results of the federal investigation into the officer-involved shooting of Alton Sterling be made public?

U.S. Attorney Walt Green says federal authorities don't have a timetable for completing their investigation of a black man's fatal shooting during an altercation with two white Baton Rouge police officers.

David Duke's candidacy and the death of Alton Sterling angered the suspect enough to make death threats.

The man who uploaded the first video of Alton Sterling being fatally shot by Baton Rouge Police believes it cost him his job.

Friends and family remember Alton Sterling as he was laid to rest Friday.

The funeral for Alton Sterling will be held today at the Southern University F.G. Clark Activity Center.

It was football that helped bring New Orleans back after Katrina. Les Miles believes that football can help heal the wounds of the Baton Rouge community.

The ACLU has filed a suit asking for a restraining order against Baton Rouge Police. The suit suggests that police tactics are a deterrent to protesters who have the right to peacefully demonstrate.

Wednesday morning Alton Sterling’s oldest son called for peace at a press conference outside the convenience store where his father was fatally shot by police.

Congressmen Cedric Richmond and Garret Graves have teamed up to introduce legislation that would give police training to de-escalate situations and help provide law enforcement access to nonlethal weapons.

A credible threat reveals the reason that Baton Rouge Police were dressed in SWAT gear at Sunday's protests.

Over 100 individuals were arrested over the weekend in Baton Rouge. The protests were in response to the shooting death of Alton Sterling.