Louisiana state senators on Sunday voted unanimously to create a task force to study and make policy recommendations to improve the training, screening and de-escalation skills of law enforcement officers.

A House of Representatives committee approved a similar resolution to study law enforcement tactics last week, but not before Republicans insisted on removing language regarding the treatment of black men by white officers. They also stripped out a reference to George Floyd, the black man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police helped spur nationwide and even international protests.

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