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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the settlement of a lawsuit against Louisiana State Police by a black Indiana man who was handcuffed and detained when he was a teenager in 2015 (all times local):
9:15 p.m.
The commander of Louisiana State Police says the department stands behind troopers who faced a lawsuit over the handcuffing of a black Indiana teenager in the French Quarter in 2015.
The lawsuit filed by Lyle Dotson was settled this week in federal court. State police Col. Kevin Reeves says the settlement was a business decision to end costs associated with the litigation. Reeves says it's not an admission of liability.
Dotson's suit claimed he was illegally assaulted and detained by troopers while visiting New Orleans as a 17-year-old high school senior. The son of a Ball State architecture professor, Dotson was in the city with his father's architecture class on a field trip. He got separated from the group prior to his encounter with troopers.
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5:30 p.m.
Louisiana State Police and a black Indiana man who was handcuffed and detained in New Orleans' French Quarter when he was a teenager in 2015 have settled a federal lawsuit.
Lyle Dotson's suit claimed he was illegally assaulted and detained by troopers while visiting New Orleans as a 17-year-old high school senior. The son of a Ball State architecture professor, Dotson was in the city with his father's architecture class on a field trip. He got separated from the group prior to his encounter with troopers.
He initially lost most of his claims in federal court. But a judge ordered a new trial because of racial discrimination in jury selection.
Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed. An attorney said Tuesday that Dotson will use the money to pay for college.
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