An LSU student alleges she was raped by an LSU football player last October, and now the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office is investigating.  In two TikTok posts, Kendall Danielle describes the alleged sexual assault and her interactions with LSU’s Title IX Office and LSU Police after she reported it.

Danielle says LSU initially suspended the football player from campus for one year, but allowed him to return this fall. She also claims LSU Police did not conduct a thorough investigation.

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LSU President Wade Rousse says it was handled professionally and that LSU followed its policies, procedures and best practices. He says LSU will cooperate fully with the D-A’s investigation.

It’s unknown who Danielle is alleging committed the rape and it’s not known if he’s still on the football team.

With diesel prices at record highs, Governor Jeff Landry is calling for a 90-day halt to U.S. diesel exports to bring prices down. But Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association President Tommy Faucheux says domestic pipelines are already operating at capacity, so refineries would have limited options for moving additional diesel.

Faucheux says the long-term solution to lower diesel prices is for the wars involving Iran and Russia and Ukraine to end, easing pressure on the global fuel supply.

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State Police announced they arrested 32 people over the weekend during a two-day enforcement detail in Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes. State Trooper Ryan Davis says this initiative is designed to enhance community safety through proactive policing strategies targeting violent crime and drug trafficking…

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An LSU student alleges she was raped by a football player, and the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office is investigating her allegation. Jeff Palermo has more.

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State Police arrest 32 people over the weekend in response to increased criminal activity in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. State Trooper Ryan Davis says most of them were fugitives.

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A Kenner business owner is facing felony charges for allegedly recording people inside the bathroom of his business. According to his LinkedIn profile, 57-year-old Henry Rios owns a sign and banner shop called ETC NOLA. Kenner Deputy Police Chief Mark McCormick is urging businesses which have done work with Rios to thoroughly inspect their workplaces.

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The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association says Governor Landry’s plan to rein in diesel prices by suspending exports for 90 days will only have the opposite effect. President Tommy Faucheux says with diesel pipelines already operating at capacity, halting exports will only cause a chain reaction series of events which will ultimately raise not only diesel prices, but also gasoline prices.

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An LSU student alleges she was raped by a football player last October and the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office has launched its own investigation.

In two separate posts on TikTok, Kendall Danielle explains what happened to her and her dealings with LSU’s Title Nine Office and the LSU police department as she reported the alleged sexual assault to both. Danielle says the school originally suspended the player from campus for a year, but he was allowed back on campus this fall and she says LSU police did not seem interested in doing an extensive investigation…

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LSU president Wade Rousse says the school takes these allegations seriously and he says this incident was handled professionally and that LSU followed its policies, procedures and best practices. Rousse says LSU will cooperate with the D-A’s investigation.

State Police say they arrested 32 people over the weekend in response to increase criminal activity in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. State Trooper Ryan Davis says this two-day enforcement detail resulted in 188 traffic stops that led to the arrests…

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Davis says several guns were seized along with a variety of illegal drugs and narcotics.

Kenner police say they’ve arrested a business owner who allegedly was secretly recording individuals that were using the women’s bathroom. At the moment, 57-year-old Henry Rios, who owns a banner shop called ETC Nola, is facing three counts of video voyeurism. But Kenner Deputy police chief Mark McCormick says more charges are possible after looking through all of the evidence they collected at his business and home…

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An LSU student alleges she was raped by an LSU football player last year and now the East Baton District Attorney’s office has opened an investigation. Kendall Danielle took to TikTok to tell her story. She alleges the rape happened last October, on the morning LSU played at Vanderbilt. Danielle says reported the incident to the LSU Title Nine Office, after a lengthy process, the player was suspended from campus for a year after admitting to the rape, but he was allowed back on campus this fall.

Danielle says also told her story to LSU Police detectives and she says in this TikTok post, investigators were not eager to do an extensive investigation…

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LSU president Wade Rousse says this incident has been handled professionally and that LSU has strictly followed their policies. They will cooperate with the District Attorney’s investigation.

With diesel prices at a record high, there are some who have said, including Governor Jeff Landry, that the United States should halt diesel exports for 90 days to get prices under control. But Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association president Tommy Faucheux says that would just cause more problems, because refineries have nowhere to put the surplus diesel. Faucheux says the ultimate solution to lowering diesel prices is an end to the military conflicts in Iran and between Russia and Ukraine

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A Kenner business owner is accused of recording people inside the bathroom of his business. According to his LinkedIn profile, 57-year-old Henry Rios owns a sign and banner shop called ETC NOLA. Kenner Deputy Police Chief Mark McCormick says a woman used the bathroom at his business earlier this month and discovered a camera mounted underneath the sink.

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McCormick says detectives executed a search warrant at Rios’ business and home last week and recovered three additional concealed surveillance cameras and found over 500 videos or images.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore is investigating an alleged rape involving an LSU football player. The accuser is an LSU student who has detailed her allegations on TikTok. She says the alleged rape happened in October of 2025 and claims the player admitted to the assault during an LSU Title Nine investigation. The player was suspended by LSU for one year following that investigation, but has since been allowed to return to campus

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The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association says Governor Landry’s idea of halting diesel exports for 90 days in an effort to rein in prices will only have the opposite effect. President Tommy Faucheux says diesel pipelines are already operating at capacity.

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Governor Landry announces the state is investing 100-million dollars into Louisiana’s fortified roof program, which provides grants of up to 10-thousand dollars to install a fortified roof. Landry says those roofs are designed to withstand hurricane-force winds — and can also help lower homeowners insurance premiums.

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By the end of today, we will officially be in Fall. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says fall officially arrives in Louisiana just after seven o’ clock tonight.

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Keim says the long-range forecast is calling for normal temperatures during the fall, but wetter than normal because of El Nino conditions.

Louisiana is investing 100-million dollars federal and state dollars into the fortified roof program. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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This evening marks the official start to Fall. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the long-range forecast should be normal for this time of year, but it’ll be wetter than usual because of El Nino conditions…

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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Japan on a ten-day trip aimed at boosting tourism here at home. Nungesser says Japan is the number-two international traveler to America, and he wants to attract as many Japanese visitors as possible.
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It’s Voter Registration Week in Louisiana right now.  Trey Williams with the Louisiana secretary of state’s office says they use this week to promote voter registration, because there are some key deadlines coming up.

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Williams says once you register, you will remain registered – but it’s your responsibility to keep your registration up to date.

Governor Jeff Landry announces the state is investing 100-million dollars into Louisiana’s fortified roof program, which helps homeowners pay for stronger, more storm-resistant roofs. Landry says the benefits of fortified roofs go beyond individual homeowners, saying if enough homes in a neighborhood or community have fortified roofs, even homeowners without one can benefit.

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The first certified fortified roof was installed on a Louisiana home in November 2023. Since then, officials say 55-hundred homeowners have received grants to install a fortified roof.

Oberlin High School in Allen Parish has an interim head football coach. Corey Holmes is heading the program after a fight between Head Coach Robert Etheridge and Jaden Brasseaux marred Oberlin’s homecoming game against Centerville. The game was cancelled after halftime, and Centerville was awarded the 36-6 win. Etheridge and Brasseaux are both charged with simple battery.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Japan on a ten-day trip aimed at boosting tourism from that country. Nungesser says prior trips have yielded very good results.

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Nungesser says Japan is the number-two international traveler to America, and he wants to attract as many of those travelers as he can.

By the end of today, we will officially be in Fall. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the state could use the rain as some areas of Louisiana are experiencing severe drought conditions.

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Keim says the long-range forecast is calling for normal temperatures during the fall, but wetter than normal because of El Nino conditions.

Fall officially arrives tonight. Kace Kieschnick reports on what this means for our weather.

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It’s voter registration week in Louisiana. Trey Williams with the Louisiana secretary of state’s office says it’s time to get registered if you’re not already and then make sure you keep your registration up to date.

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Governor Jeff Landry announces the state is investing 100-million dollars into Louisiana’s fortified roof program, which helps homeowners pay for stronger, more storm-resistant roofs. The program provides grants of up to 10-thousand dollars to install a fortified roof. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says Louisiana has the fastest growing fortified roof grant program in the country, improving the resilience of homes in order to reduce insurance losses.

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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Japan on a ten-day trip aimed at boosting tourism from that country.  Nungesser says international travelers want to make the most out of their time in the U.S., and Nungesser says that’s why it’s important to promote the entire state.

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