07-10-2016 14:26 via wbrz.com

Settlement talks could resolve suit over La. protest arrests

BATON ROUGE - Settlement talks that one attorney describes as "fruitful" could resolve a lawsuit that Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson and others filed against the city of Baton Rouge over their arrests during protests of a deadly police shooting.A court order Friday says attorneys have reached an "agreement in principle to amicably resolve the matter," but plaintiffs' attorney Roy Rodney Jr. disputed that characterization of the negotiations. Rodney said "fruitful discussions" with ci
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