Ten current and former LSU students were booked on charges today in connection with the suspected hazing death of 18-year-old Maxwell Gruver. All of the individuals are facing a misdeamnor hazing charge and one of them, 18-year-old Matthew Naquin of Texas, also faces a negligent homicide charge.

Sean Pennison was one of the ten individuals who turned himself in at the LSU Police Department. Emelie Gunn spoke with his attorney…
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Additional police reports came out today as well, indicating that Gruver was targeted during the hazing incident.

The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office has released the cause of death of LSU fraternity pledge Maxwell Gruver. Dr. Beau Clark classifies it as an accidental death due to acute alcohol intoxication…
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Clark says Gruver had a blood alcohol level of .495.

The CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report finds Louisiana ranks second for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rates. Deputy Director for the Louisiana S-T-D—H-I-V Program Chaquetta Johnson says they are looking at ways to increase screening and testing to lower this high number…..
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The CDC also reports Louisiana had the second highest rate of HIV in 2016.