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Lawmakers grow frustrated with top State Police officials amid probe into Ronald Greene's death

Col. Lamar Davis, Louisiana State Police superintendent, testifies before a special state House committee investigating the agency's handling of Ronald Greene's violent in-custody death, March 22, 2022.
Paul Braun
Col. Lamar Davis, Louisiana State Police superintendent, testifies before a special state House committee investigating the agency's handling of Ronald Greene's violent in-custody death, March 22, 2022.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn more about the damage from the recent tornadoes that touched down in the New Orleans area. Then, we hear the latest on the investigation into the death of motorist Ronald Greene.

Last evening, at least two tornadoes struck through the New Orleans area, causing significant damage, particularly in Arabi. WWNO’s New Director Patrick Madden and Gulf States Newsroom Health Care Reporter Shalina Chatlani tell us about the destruction they are seeing live at the scene.

Louisiana lawmakers are continuing their investigation into the death of Ronald Greene, a motorist who died while in State Police custody in May 2019. WRKF’s Capitol Reporter Paul Braun talks us through yesterday’s marathon committee hearing at the State Capitol.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubrey Procell, and Thomas Walsh. 

You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It’s available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts. 

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Adam is responsible for coordinating WRKF's programming and making sure everything you hear on the radio runs smoothly. He is also the voice of Baton Rouge's local news every afternoon during All Things Considered.
Alana Schreiber is the managing producer for the live daily news program, Louisiana Considered. She comes to WWNO from KUNC in Northern Colorado, where she worked as a radio producer for the daily news magazine, Colorado Edition. She has previously interned for Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul.