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Louisiana payout cannot erase pain of Ronald Greene death by police – lawyer

The family of Ronald Greene, a Black man who died in 2019 following a violent arrest by Louisiana state police—where officers punched, kicked, and used stun guns on him while he was unarmed and in custody—has reached a $4.85 million settlement with Louisiana authorities, subject to legislative approval, to resolve their federal wrongful death lawsuit. Attorney Ben Crump stated no amount of money can erase the family’s pain, but the settlement highlights that truth must come to light, while Greene’s mother Mona Hardin noted the family continues to fight for accountability seven years after his death.