Louisiana lawmakers and former state police leader at odds over cooperation in Ronald Greene death probe

Lewis Unglesby, an attorney who represents Reeves, met with Rep. Tanner Magee, the chair of the committee, Monday and gave him between nine and 11 pages of entries from his client’s journals, but not the journals in their entirety, Unglesby told CNN.

Magee left the meeting without taking the documents, Unglesby told CNN. He also said he sent the committee the documents via email, fax and letter.

“They don’t have the journals, that’s true,” Unglesby told CNN in a phone call. “But do you have the records that relate to Greene? Yes,” he said, adding, “The rest of the journals are none of their business.”

Reeves retired from his position as head of the state police in October 2020 amidst controversy surrounding his handling of Greene’s death.

In March, Reeves testified in front of the special committee about his knowledge of the incident and during an at times heated exchange with lawmakers, he denied claims of a cover-up in Greene’s death.

But Marcelle said after hearing testimony from current and former state police troopers, it is clear to her that a cover-up occurred. “The question becomes how high is the cover up and when are we going to start to see people held accountable,” she said.

Governor accused of keeping quiet

Edwards denied the allegation at the time, saying he welcomed “any and all legislative oversight” of the case. He has called the actions of the troopers involved “criminal” and said he was briefed by Reeves in May 2019 that Greene died after a chase and a “violent, lengthy struggle” with state police.

The whistleblower in the case, Carl Cavalier, a former Louisiana state trooper, was fired after he accused colleagues involved in Greene’s death of murder and an alleged internal coverup. Since Greene’s death, multiple troopers have come forward to testify that a cover-up occurred within the highest ranks of the department, which Reeves denies.