A man from LaPlace has developed an app to keep teenagers from texting and driving. Michelle Southern reports…

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LSU’s Acacia fraternity has been closed after a school investigation determined the group hazed new members last fall. The university reports it confirmed several Student Code violations, including forced alcohol consumption,physical violence, and several acts of theft during a trip to Auburn last fall. In a statement, LSU President F. King Alexander said hazing will not be tolerated and suspended the fraternity until at least 2018.

Demographer Elliot Stonecipher is worried that Louisiana could lose another Congressional seat if the state doesn’t see more growth in population. The three fastest growing parishes in the state since 2010 are Ascension, Orleans and St. Bernard. Stonecipher says from 2013-14 Orleans Parish grew one-point-four percent…

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New Census figures show the state’s population has only increased two-point-six percent since 2010.

Somebody missed out on being a Powerball millionaire, because they didn’t claim their million dollar ticket from September 27th’s drawing before the deadline expired. Louisiana Lottery spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin says it’s extremely rare for a million dollar prize to go unclaimed. She says some don’t realize that you don’t have to have all 6 Powerball numbers to win a prize…

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She says that $1 million will go back into winnings.