The former LSU frat member at the center of the hazing death of fraternity pledge Maxwell Gruver receives a five-year prison sentence, half of the sentence is suspended, so Matthew Naquin is set to serve two and half years. Max’s mom, Rae Ann Gruver, says Naquin showed no remorse when he addressed the court
Naquin was found guilty in July of negligent homicide. He was also sentenced to one-thousand hours of community service and three years probation. Naquin’s attorney John McLindon says not enough blame has been put on Gruver who had a history of heavy drinking.
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Naquin bonded out this afternoon and will be free until he’s exhausted his appeals.
The state added 3,600 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs over the year, pulling the unemployment rate down about half a percent over that period. Matt Doyle has the story.
A 14-year-old is in jail after allegedly stabbing his 50-year-old father to death with a spear inside their Terrytown home. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says it was a shocking discovery and a tragedy.