| − | In 2019, while Governor Edwards was seeking reelection, an African-American motorist, Ronald Greene, died in the custody of state police amid questionable circumstances. Long-withheld body camera footage showed that white troopers brutalized Greene on a rural roadside in northeast Louisiana. Controversy remains whether Edwards knew at the time the details of Greene's death. The cause of death had been listed as a car crash. | + | In 2019, while Governor Edwards was seeking reelection, a 49-year-old African-American motorist, Ronald Greene of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], died in the custody of state police amid questionable circumstances. Long-withheld body camera footage reveals that white troopers brutalized Greene on a rural roadside in northeast Louisiana. Controversy remains whether Edwards knew at the time the details of Greene's death. The cause of death had been initially listed as a car crash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-releases-footage-ronald-greene-s-arrest-ex-officers-say-n1268223|title=Louisiana releases footage of Ronald Greene's arrest that ex-officers say further erodes trust in police: An autopsy report cites multiple contributing factors in Greene's May 2019 death, including injuries to his head and restraint.|publisher=[[NBC]] News|date=May 21, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2022}}</ref> |