Baton Rouge Councilwoman plans to reintroduce $5M settlement for Alton Sterling's family

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The proposed $5 million settlement in the civil suit filed on behalf of Alton Sterling's five children is off the table for now, but one member of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council said she plans to reintroduce it for consideration at the end of October.

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But Councilwoman Chauna Banks sad she plans to introduce the measure once again for a hearing at the Metro Council's Oct. 28 meeting. She said in an interview that she plans to hold events across the parish ahead of the vote to better inform the public on the merits of the settlement.

"What I plan to do is have a series of community meetings — north, south, east and west — that will be in-person and present the information that I have as one-twelfth of the council," Banks said.

She said she plans to focus on what she called the "gross neglect" of the Baton Rouge Police Department in hiring a "rogue cop" like Blane Salamoni, the police officer who shot Sterling.

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