LSU is confirming that nine members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity have been arrested on Hazing and other charges. The activities are alleged to have taken place during the fall of 2018. The Advocate is reporting that the hazing involves covering pledges in gasoline, beating them, and urinating on them. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says newly passed anti-hazing laws could allow the DA to pursue national organizations…
All nine student have been booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
A nine-year-old boy is dead and his 18-year-old cousin has been arrested in an incident where the two allegedly were playing with a handgun. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says it’s a tragic accident that could have been avoided had the weapon been properly secured and kept out of the hands of a young child.
The Bayou Country Superfest has announced its 2019 Lineup at a press conference today. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Yet another Acadiana school has been closed due to an infestation of bats that are making their yearly migration from Mexico to their more northern breeding grounds. Franklin Junior High in St. Mary Parish will be closed today and tomorrow after officials discovered bats hanging out in the halls and flying around in the gym. Experts say they’ll be sealing up the building until the bats wake up to go foraging, and then locking the door behind them once they leave. A decision about opening the school on Monday is pending.