Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards defiantly denied Tuesday that he delayed or interfered with investigations into the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene — and for the first time he characterized the actions of the troopers seen on video stunning, punching and dragging the Black man as racist.
“I can’t imagine if Mr. Greene had been white he would have been treated that way," an emotional Edwards told a news conference. "I think we have to acknowledge racism when we see it. We have to call it what it is.”
