9:30 LRN Newscast

LSU football coach Brian Kelly vehemently denies the accusation he was not there for former Tigers safety Greg Brooks Junior following his brain surgery. According to Brooks’ family, the surgery to remove a tumor, resulted in multiple seizures that left him permanently disabled. In an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America, Brooks’ father says no one from LSU’s coaching staff has reached out since October 2023, right after the surgery

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Kelly says Brooks Senior’s accusation struck a nerve with him and he could not stay silent…

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Brooks’ family filed a lawsuit last year against LSU and Our of the Lady Lake Hospital claiming both the university and medical providers mishandled the diagnosis of his tumor and the surgery.

Security is ramping up in New Orleans as football fans, celebrities, and other visitors begin to pack the French Quarter and surrounding areas for Super Bowl 59. The F-A-A has designated the downtown area as a no-drone zone area. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick…

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Anti-human trafficking operations are also ramping as the Super Bowl and the amount of people it brings in, opens the door to the exploitation of vulnerable people. Executive director of,In Our Backyard Cheryl Csiky says the group offers actionable tips and gathering intelligence on suspected human trafficking activity…

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Cisky says during this ten-day operation, they have already turned in 27 instances of suspected human trafficking.