Phi Delta Theta has shut down its LSU chapter as result of 18-year-old Max Gruver’s death. Gruver was pledging at the fraternity and died from the result of a possible hazing incident. No charges have been filed in the case and East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says that could take awhile. Moore says he’s met with the Gruver family and they are devasted…
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Baton Rouge police say 23-year-old Kenneth Gleason remains a person of interest in the fatal shooting of two black men last week. Sergeant Don Coppola says Gleason, who is white, was in a vehicle that matched the description from the two homicides and it’s possible the shootings were racially motivated…
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Gleason is facing drug charges and has bonded out of jail.

The White House is holding a summit for leaders of black colleges, but Grambling State President Rick Gallot has decided not to go. Gallot says it’s not a sign of protest and in fact, he’s pleased the White House has re-opened the access to Pell Grants for summer school students….
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Gallot says he’s not able to attend, because of his busy schedule.

Senate Republicans, led by Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy, are making one final push to repeal and replace President Obama’s health care law. The Louisiana Democratic Party opposes such an effort. Party spokesperson D’Seante Parks says it’s important to protect the Affordable Care Act, because it has allowed many individuals to finally have access to affordable health insurance….
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Cassidy needs 50 votes for his legislation to pass.