Former LSU frat member Matthew Naquin, who was at the center of the Max Gruver hazing death, is sentenced to five years, with two and a half of them suspended. Naquin’s attorney John McLindon says it’s not fair that his client suffered such a stiffer penalty than the other frat members involved…
Judge Beau Higginbotham handed down the sentence.
A 14-year-old is under arrest after allegedly stabbing his 50-year-old father to death with a spear inside their Terrytown home. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they aren’t sure what provoked the outburst this morning, but they suspect the son may have a mental illness.
Unemployment is up .2 percent from September to October, but still down nearly a half a percent from the same time last year. Workforce Commission Chief Economist Ali Bustamante says a lot of the gains are thanks to development along the I-12 in Baton Rouge and Hammond, particularly in the professional business services sector.
That sector gained 3,200 jobs from this time last year.
Over a million dollars worth of drugs were seized during a bust in Shreveport thanks to K-9 cop named Mingo who sniffed out the narcotic filled shipping container. Shreveport Police Chief Ben Raymond says most of the bust was THC related, and…
The container was recovered from a car parked in front of a Shreveport residence.