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Lawyers representing Alton Sterling’s five children have unsuccessfully argued for a quicker payout of a proposed $4.5 million settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit against the city-parish.

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council has passed a $4.5 million settlement in the civil suit for the family of Alton Sterling, the man who was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge Police Department officer in 2016.

Attorneys for the children of Alton Sterling, a Black man fatally shot by a Baton Rouge police officer in 2016, said a decision by local officials against offering $5 million to settle a pending civil case showed they were uninformed about the matter.

Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul fires one of two officers inmvolved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling.

Governor John Bel Edwards offered the following statement after Landry made his Tuesday announcement.

Attorney Chris Stewart says a culture of racial bias among Baton Rouge cops fueled the shooting.

The Washington Post is reporting that the Department of Justice will NOT charge officers in the death of Alton Sterling.

The city of Baton Rouge is nervously awaiting a ruling by the Department of Justice in the Alton Sterling case of last summer.

Kanye and Kim posed backstage with Alton Sterling's son, Cameron.

Kim and Kanye welcomed a special guest backstage earlier this week.

Outrage erupts on social media after videos surfaced of Chicago police killing 18-year-old teen Paul O'Neal.

David Duke's candidacy and the death of Alton Sterling angered the suspect enough to make death threats.

The man who uploaded the first video of Alton Sterling being fatally shot by Baton Rouge Police believes it cost him his job.

Nick stays fashionably woke.

Boosie Badazz offers his thoughts on the tragic Baton Rouge police shooting.

It was football that helped bring New Orleans back after Katrina. Les Miles believes that football can help heal the wounds of the Baton Rouge community.

The ACLU has filed a suit asking for a restraining order against Baton Rouge Police. The suit suggests that police tactics are a deterrent to protesters who have the right to peacefully demonstrate.

A credible threat reveals the reason that Baton Rouge Police were dressed in SWAT gear at Sunday's protests.

Over 100 individuals were arrested over the weekend in Baton Rouge. The protests where in response to the shooting death of Alton Sterling.

Beyonce has added her voice to the call for justice.