The Bayou Country Superfest has announced its 2019 Lineup at a press conference today. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Nine LSU students have been booked on hazing charges. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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After a 2 year stint in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Bayou Country Superfest returns to Tiger Stadium for its tenth anniversary over Memorial Day weekend. Festival Producer Quint Davis says this year’s lineup for the 2-day festival is the best yet, and is expected to draw fans from across North America.
Goveror Edwards was on hand for the announcement of the lineup and says his calendar is marked for the festival.
Edwards adds his favorite on the lineup is Kenny Chesney, who will be closing out Saturday night.
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the festival has a huge economic impact on the area by filling hotels and restaurants and says it’s important for locals to get the word out to friends and family across the nation.
Tickets go on sale a week from today for the festival that features headliners, Kenny Chesny, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean.
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A nine-year-old boy is dead and his 18-year-old cousin has been arrested in an incident that Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says was a negligent, but accidental discharge of a firearm. Kamone Thomas has been charged with Negligent Homicide, Obstruction of Justice, and Possession of Marijuana. Lopinto says initially Thomas told investors his cousin had shot himself, but…
When confronted by the results from the coroner’s investigation of the shooting that indicated the nine-year-old could not have shot himself, Lopinto says Thomas admitted guilt and said it was an accident that began with some horseplay.
Lopinto says Thomas then told deputies that he panicked and hid the gun, but has allegedly revealed the location.
The Sheriff says it’s a tragic accident that could have been avoided had the weapon been properly secured and kept out of the hands of a young child.
Lopinto says authorities are confident the incident was not malicious, and was not sparked due to any conflict.
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LSU is confirming that nine members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity have been arrested on Hazing charges. The activities are alleged to have taken place during the fall of 2018. The hazing charges are misdemeanors despite the passage of tougher anti-hazing laws last year. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says these student’s actions must not have met the criteria for harsher charges.
Under the Gruver Act, felonies can also be charged if a student is coerced into consuming booze that puts their blood alcohol level of at least .3.
Gruver Act does increase the range of groups that can be found liable in the case of a hazing incident. Meche says it’ll be interesting to see if Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore uses the new law to broaden the scope of the case.
All nine student have been booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
The Gruver Act flew through the legislature last year, and was publicly championed by a number of state leaders like Governor Edwards, who said they wanted to send a message with the tougher hazing penalties. Meche says that puts the student’s defense at a notable disadvantage right from the start.
Four of the students are also facing Second Degree Cattery charges, and one is facing an additional charge of False Imprisonment.
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Pointe Coupee authorities are trying to determine who shot into a home in the town of Glynn killing a young woman sleeping on the couch. Sheriff Bud Torres says no lights were on at the time of the shooting…
Torres says this early morning fatal shooting on Valentine’s Day is a heart breaking case for his detectives to work…
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Torres says the only other person in the home was the victim’s boyfriend…