The trial of Matthew Naquin, the LSU Frat member charged with negligent homicide in the alleged hazing death of Max Gruver, begins today…
A Belle Rose man is in the slammer after going to a grocery store, then filming himself opening a Blue Bell ice cream container, licking the contents, sticking his fingers in the container, then returning it to the store freezer. 36-year-old Lenise Lloyd Martin III is accused of pulling the stunt, and has been arrested for the unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity and one count of criminal mischief. A receipt showed that he later purchased an identical package, believed to be the one used in the video.
State Treasurer John Schroder is blocking the state from using 25 million dollars in unclaimed property in this fiscal year’s budget, telling lawmakers if they want the money, they’ll “have to drag me to court”. Schroder says the Legislature has appropriated 850 million dollars of unclaimed property funds over the decades, but after doing some research, he doesn’t think the move it legal.
In September the department was so successful in finding people who were owed money, that they overdrew the fund’s account by 20 million dollars and had to delay sending out new checks for 120 days.
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana presents the first Louisiana Rural Economic Development Summit along with Southern University Law Center this week in Marksville at the Paragon Casino Resort. Tribe Chairman Marshall Pierite says the summit will also feature two of the three individuals on the ballot for the Governor’s race.