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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and state law enforcement officials revealed more details about the events that led to the shooting deaths of three…

WWNO is covering the funeral of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge. Events open to the public begin 8 a.m. Friday, July 15, with the funeral expected to begin…

WWNO's Ryan Kailath was arrested Saturday while covering a protest near Baton Rouge police headquarters. The event drew members of the New Black Panther…

This story is being continuously updated.Protests continued in Baton Rouge Sunday evening, six days after the shooting death of Alton Sterling by a Baton…

About 100 people marched along St. Claude Avenue in New Orleans on Sunday in protest of police shootings and street violence. Marchers chanted their…

Protesters gathered around the country Saturday. And while the demonstrations were largely peaceful, tensions erupted in Minnesota and Louisiana.

Sometimes violent protests have followed the deaths of African-American men at the hands of white police officers. But community leaders in Baton Rouge are instead focusing on political action.

Sterling was shot by police on Tuesday, and videos of the shooting prompted protests and outcry. Media reports say the white officers who shot him had been cleared of former use-of-force complaints.

Two videos of black men who were shot to death by police — one in Minnesota and one in Louisiana — are sparking passionate responses in the media and on the streets.

Philando Castile was shot by police Wednesday night outside Minneapolis, while the shooting of Alton Sterling happened Tuesday evening in Baton Rouge.