Nine LSU fraternity members have been booked on hazing charges, with several facing battery charges stemming from reports that pledges were doused in gasoline, beaten with pipes, made to lay on broken glass, and urinated on. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Pointe Coupee authorities are trying to determine who shot into a home in the town of Glynn killing a young woman sleeping on the couch. Sheriff Bud Torres says it’s heartbreaking.
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The girl has been identified as 25-year-old Aerial Edwards.
A nine-year-old boy is dead and his 18-year-old cousin has been arrested in an incident that Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says was a negligent, but accidental discharge of a firearm. Kamone Thomas has been charged with Obstruction of Justice, and Possession of Marijuana, and Negligent Homicide. Lopinto says Thomas admitted guilt and said it was an accident that began with some horseplay.
After a 2 year stint in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Bayou Country Superfest returns to Tiger Stadium for its tenth anniversary over Memorial Day weekend. Festival Producer Quint Davis says this year’s lineup for the 2-day festival is the best yet, and is expected to draw fans from across North America.
Tickets go on sale a week from today.