A grand jury meets today in the case of 10 LSU Phi Delta Theta brothers who are charged in connection with the death of Maxwell Gruver. Don Molino has more…
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The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign is underway to keep Louisiana’s roadways safe over the holiday season. Emelie Gunn has the story…
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A grand jury meets for the first time today to begin the process of determining if 10 LSU fraternity members should be charged in connection with Maxwell Gruver’s suspected hazing death. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says this gives the accused individuals the chance to testify and tell their side of the story…
Gruver’s mother, Rae Ann, spoke on ABC’s Good Morning America today the Phi Delta Theta brothers should be charged with murder. Ciolino says this is not the type of case that needs to be presented to a grand jury as 9 of the 10 men involved face misdemeanor charges. He suspects East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore chose to call a grand jury because…
All 10 individuals involved face a hazing charge and one of them faces a negligent homicide charge. Ciolino says Moore calling for a grand jury could be a way to get some extra information on this case.
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Authorities say a prank that went awry in Iberville Parish caused a scare at the Math, Science and Arts Academy-West campus when a snap chat picture of a student holding a semi-automatic rifle was changed to warn kids not to go to school. Sheriff Brett Stassi says original photo shows a student wearing a bandana holding a .308 caliber rifle.
Stassi says last night they identified the eighth grader who took the photo and were able to take his guns and prohibit him from attending school today.
No charges have been field and they are trying to find the person responsible of changing the words of the photo, which caused the terrorism scare. Stassi says while this is a frightening occurrence, students should feel safe attending school.
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The U-S Post Office says today is the last day to mail packages via ground service, if you want ensure that gift arrives in time for Christmas. And Twana Barber with the U-S Postal Service says you only have a few more days to ship Christmas cards…
Barber says all first class mail needs to be at the Post Office by December 19th, the deadline for priority mail is December 20th and December 22nd for Priority Mail express. She says make sure the address of where the gift is going can be clearly seen and so is the recipient’s name…
The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign is underway for the holiday season. Executive Director Katara Williams says law enforcement officers will be cracking down on drunk driving. She says they want Louisianans to celebrate the holidays responsibly.
Williams says Louisiana has a big problem with drinking and driving all times of the year, not just during the holidays. She says more than 330 people were killed in 2016 as a result of someone getting behind the wheel impaired.
Williams says it only takes one bad choice to alter or change the course of someone’s life. She says through the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, grant money is used to allow for more law enforcement to be on the roads conducting DWI checkpoints.