The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association says Governor Landry’s plan to rein in diesel prices is counterproductive. Joe Gallinaro reports.
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An LSU student alleges she was raped by a football player and the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office is investigating her allegation. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Not everyone believes Governor Landry’s idea of halting diesel exports for 90 days is the answer to get prices under control. In fact, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association says that will only have the opposite effect. President Tommy Faucheux says diesel pipelines are already operating at capacity.
Faucheux says if refineries have nowhere to put their surplus diesel, it will cause a chain reaction series of events which will ultimately raise not only diesel prices, but also gasoline prices which are also sky-high.
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Faucheux says the ultimate solution to lowering diesel prices is an end to the military conflicts in Iran and between Russia and Ukraine
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State Police say they arrested 32 people over the weekend in response to increase criminal activity in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. State Trooper Ryan Davis says this two-day enforcement detail resulted in 188 traffic stops that led to the arrests…
Davis says most of the people they arrested were fugitives…
Davis says this initiative is designed to enhance community safety through proactive policing strategies targeting violent crime and drug trafficking…
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East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore is investigating an alleged rape involving an LSU football player. LSU student, Kendall Danielle, has detailed her allegations on TikTok. She says the alleged rape happened last October and claims the player admitted to the assault during an LSU Title Nine investigation. The player was suspended by LSU for one year following that investigation, but has since been allowed to return to campus
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Moore’s office is now investigating the allegations. In a statement, he said his office became aware of the allegation today.
Moore says he’s requested all reports, interviews, evidence and other relevant records from LSU, LSU Police Department, the Baton Rouge Police Department, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office and any other agency possessing information related to this matter.
The player’s name has not been made public. Danielle believes the university went out of its way to protect him…
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Danielle says she first reported the assault to the Baton Rouge Police Department, but what was told the LSU Police Department has jurisdiction because the alleged incident happened on campus. The woman says the LSU Police investigators were not interested in conducting an extensive investigation…
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LSU president Wade Rousse says this incident has been handled professionally and that LSU has strictly followed their policies, procedures and best practices. Rousse says LSU is cooperating with its law enforcement partners as they work through investigatory process.
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A Kenner business owner is accused of recording people inside the bathroom of his business. According to his LinkedIn profile, 57-year-old Henry Rios owns a sign and banner shop called ETC NOLA. Kenner Deputy Police Chief Mark McCormick says a woman used the bathroom at his business earlier this month and discovered a camera mounted underneath the sink.
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McCormick says detectives executed a search warrant at Rios’ business and home last week and recovered three additional concealed surveillance cameras, and a search of those cameras uncovered some startling findings.
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And McCormick says that’s likely just the tip of the iceberg, as detectives have also recovered 13 thumb drives, five memory cards and a hidden camera disguised as an LED alarm clock. Right now, Rios is charged with three counts of video voyeurism, which is a felony under Louisiana law, but he says many more charges are likely to follow. So far, detectives have identified three victims, but there could be many more.
McCormick is urging businesses which have done work with Rios to thoroughly inspect their workplaces.