An attorney for the former LSU student on trial for the alleged hazing death of Maxwell Gruver has submitted new court filings that paint Gruver as a party animal who would consume alcohol and use marijuana willingly on a daily basis.  Legal analyst Tim Meche says the filings show Gruver began willingly and excessively using alcohol and smoking pot from the first day he set foot on the LSU campus.  Meche says a filing of this nature is likely admissible in this case.
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Superintendent of Education John White slammed the governor’s budget for failing to include additional funding for early childhood education. Early childhood education has seen a rise in interest as a national movement has brought the issue into the limelight. White says he’s disappointed that despite the program’s popularity, it didn’t make the cut for increased funding in the state’s largest ever proposed budget.

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A Rapides grand jury has indicted three people for second-degree murder and other charges in the suspected murder case of a 25-year-old woman who suffered from cerebral palsy. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A Rodessa man has been arrested and faces multiple charges for sex crimes involving children following an investigation by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office.  47-year-old Darin Chandler is accused of committing the offenses upon children ages 5 and 6.   The total bond is set at a quarter million dollars.

Superintendent of Education John White slammed the governor’s budget for failing to include additional funding for early childhood education. He praised the budget’s inclusion of a teacher pay raise, and increases in education spending elsewhere, but says the pending expiration of a federal grant means Louisiana needs has to fill the impending funding gap.
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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is unsure how he will vote on a congressional measure that seeks to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency over the southern border wall. Cassidy says the national emergency called by President Trump could pave the way for a future Democratic president like Elizabeth Warren, calling a national emergency so the federal government can confiscate assault rifles
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An attorney for the former LSU student on trial for the alleged hazing death of Maxwell Gruver has submitted new court filings that paint Gruver as a party animal who would consume alcohol and use marijuana willingly on a daily basis.  Legal analyst Tim Meche says Matthew Naquin’s lead attorney John McLindon latest filings argue that his client is not responsible for Gruver’s passing, but that blame falls on the deceased.

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Yahoo Sports reports LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade will be subpoenaed for a federal basketball corruption trial that will begin in April. Back in October, Wade’s name reportedly appeared in a transcript from a separate federal trial involving a man who was found guilty of multiple felony fraud charges.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is unsure how he will vote on a congressional measure that seeks to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency over the southern border wall. The national emergency frees up billions of dollars to enhance the southern border wall.  Cassidy says he’s for improved border security, but is concerned about the precedent the president is setting by calling a national emergency

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The Raise the Age Act passed in 2016 goes into effect Friday, which means 17-year-olds will no longer be criminally charged as adults for non-violent offenses

Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights Policy Director Rachel Gassert says the system has been preparing for the change.

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Online dating is alive and well in many parts of the country, but there is bad news for those looking for love in the bayou state.  According to research conducted by ATTSavings.com, of all of fifty states and Washington DC, Louisiana ranks last for online dating.  Website spokesperson Alec Sears says it’s not all bad news for the state.

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Acadiana based Bayou Teche Brewing has a definitively Cajun concoction on their hands with the creation of a breakfast stout brewed with boudin, coffee, and maple syrup. Brewery founder Karlos Knott says like most good ideas, the plan started with a few drinks to get the team in the right frame of mind to think up their next great beer. The owner says they’ve been wanting to take on a breakfast stout, but do it with a bayou twist.

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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is unsure how he will vote on a congressional measure that seeks to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency over the southern border wall. The Democratic controlled U-S House of Representatives is expected to vote on the resolution today and Cassidy says he wants to read the legislation before he decides on how he’ll vote

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The LSU hazing case related to the death of frat pledge Maxwell Gruver has seen a new court filing from the attorney of Matthew Naquin that paints Gruver as a party animal who willingly consumed alcohol and used marijuana on a daily basis.  It alleges Gruver showed up high to the ill-fated hazing ritual in September of 2017, where pledges would chug hard liquor if they answer questions incorrectly.  Gruver died following that event.

Online dating is alive and well in many parts of the country, but there is bad news for those looking for love in the bayou state.  According to research conducted by ATTSavings.com, of all of fifty states and Washington DC, Louisiana ranks last for online dating.  Website spokesperson Alec Sears says many factors came together to formulate the results.

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Acadiana based Bayou Teche Brewing has a definitively Cajun concoction on their hands with the creation of a breakfast stout brewed with boudin, coffee, and maple syrup. Brewery founder Karlos Knott says they don’t just brew up a stout, toss some sausage into the bottle and call it a day either. The boudin is introduced early in the process, during mashing, when the grains that will become your drink get converted to sugar.

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The Raise the Age Act legislation approved in 2016 goes into effect Friday. It says 17-year-olds charged with non-violent crimes will be prosecuted in the juvenile justice system, instead of as an adult. Rachel Gassert, with the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights says it’s a good thing for troubled 17-year-olds, because there is a better chance these teenagers will not re-offend if they are in the juvenile court system compared to the adult system…
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Yahoo Sports reports LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade will be subpoenaed for a federal basketball corruption trial that will begin in April. Wade says he has not been following the case and his focus is on tonight’s game against 13th ranked Texas A-and-M. Back in October, Wade’s name reportedly appeared in a transcript from a separate federal trial involving a man who was found guilty of multiple felony fraud charges.

Senator Bill Cassidy says he wants to see more of an an effort in freeing a Lake Charles man from a Venezuelian prison. Tomeu Vadell is one of six Citgo executives who faces what their families claim to be trumped-up corruption charges. Cassidy says political unrest in the country is complicating their efforts….
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Cassidy says he’s working to maintain diplomatic contact with Vadell, even as the political situation in Venezuela grows more chaotic.

Bayou Tech Brewing in Arnaudville will release a new limited-edition beer on March 2nd called Cajun Breakfast Stout. It’s a beer brewed with coffee, cane syrup and boudin.Karlos Knott says it tastes like nothing, you’ve sipped before…
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Knott says they are sure that this is the first beer to ever include boudin in its recipe.

Louisiana is one of the few states that automatically tried 17-year-old suspects as adults, but that changes Friday.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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The Bonnet Carre Spillway opens tomorrow for the third time in four years to siphon water off the Mississippi River following an unprecedented wet winter. The decision to open the spillway was made when the river rose 11 feet, high enough to force levee inspections. Heavy rainfall in the Ohio River Valley has the Mississippi River above 15 and a half feet and rising toward the 17-foot height that levees are designed to handle.

Online dating is alive and well in many parts of the country, but there is bad news for those looking for love in the bayou state.  According to research conducted by ATTSavings.com, of all of fifty states and Washington DC, Louisiana ranks last for online dating.  Alec Sears of Att Savings.com says Louisiana’s violent crime rate, STD rates and gender rates put Louisiana in last place.

Acadiana based Bayou Teche Brewing has a Cajun concoction on their hands with the creation of a breakfast stout brewed with boudin, coffee, and maple syrup. Founder Karlos Knott says like most good ideas, the plan started with a few drinks to get the team in the right frame of mind to think up their next great beer. The owner says they’ve been wanting to take on a breakfast stout, but wanted do it with a bayou twist.

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The Raise the Age Act passed in 2016 goes into effect Friday, which means 17-year-olds will no longer be criminally charged as adults for non-violent offenses

Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights Policy Director Rachel Gassert says the system has been preparing for the change.

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Louisiana political leaders are keeping a close eye on the developing situation in Venezuela, as Houston based Citgo, the American subsidiary of the country’s state own oil company, is responsible for the direct and indirect employment of thousands of Louisiana workers. Senator Bill Cassidy says of particular concern is the government’s yearlong detainment of a dual national, Tomeu Vadell, from Lake Charles.

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Bayou Teche Brewing’s got some good news for fans of both Boudin and Beer. Matt Doyle has more…

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According to research conducted by ATT Savings.Com Louisiana ranks last for online dating in the country.

Website spokesperson Alec Sears says Louisiana is doing okay in median earnings and unemployment, and ranked highly for those that were open to online dating, but several factors bring Louisiana to last place.

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Plenty of Fish is the most popular dating site in Louisana.

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The Raise the Age Act passed in 2016 goes into effect Friday, which means 17-year-olds will no longer be criminally charged as adults for non-violent offenses.  Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights says the act is a big win, as the juvenile justice program has a lower rate for recidivism.  And Policy Director Rachel Gassert says in most cases you are not considered an adult until you turn 18.

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Online dating is alive and well in many parts of the country, but there is bad news for those looking for love in the bayou state.  According to research conducted by ATTSavings.com, of all of fifty states and Washington DC, Louisiana ranks last for online dating.  Website spokesperson Alec Sears says it’s not all bad news for the state.

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Sears says many factors came together to formulate the results.

The condition of a Lake Charles dual national detained in Venezuela is being followed closely as that nation’s political crisis deepens. Matt Doyle has the story.

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