New scrutiny on police brutality incident; Nelly's comin' to Gonzales

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with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editor

Good morning! We had some important stories yesterday. Let's get you all up to speed.

New scrutiny on police brutality incident

At first, Louisiana State Police said Ronald Greene was killed in a crash after he led troopers on a high-speed chase. But video later emerged that showed those troopers beating Greene, who was out of the car and very much alive.

The FBI is investigating the incident, and asked the coroner to re-examine the evidence. Now the results of that rare re-do are back — and the coroner says it wasn't the crash that killed Green.

This story explains what that means for one of Louisiana's most high-profile police brutality cases.

Nelly's gonna be in Gonzales

The rapper, famed for hits like "Country Grammar" and "Hot in Herre" is coming to the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center for a concert later this month.

He's touring with a full band for the first time. And he'll be joined by rising country singers Harper Grace and Dusty Black.

You can find all the details here.

A school board brouhaha

After every census, school boards have to redraw their districts, which can make a huge difference who makes the biggest decisions about education.

That process for Baton Rouge is in flux now after the contractor doing the realignment work quit. Its leader said it couldn't get three different board members to sit down with him.

This story explains the conflicts on the board that appear to be holding things up — and what kind of deadline the board is facing.

Thanks for reading, and have a great day.