An attorney for the former LSU student on trial for the alleged hazing death of Maxwell Gruver has submitted new court filings that paint Gruver as a party animal who would consume alcohol and use marijuana willingly on a daily basis. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the filings show Gruver began willingly and excessively using alcohol and smoking pot from the first day he set foot on the LSU campus. Meche says a filing of this nature is likely admissible in this case.
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Superintendent of Education John White slammed the governor’s budget for failing to include additional funding for early childhood education. Early childhood education has seen a rise in interest as a national movement has brought the issue into the limelight. White says he’s disappointed that despite the program’s popularity, it didn’t make the cut for increased funding in the state’s largest ever proposed budget.
A Rapides grand jury has indicted three people for second-degree murder and other charges in the suspected murder case of a 25-year-old woman who suffered from cerebral palsy. Jeff Palermo has the story…
A Rodessa man has been arrested and faces multiple charges for sex crimes involving children following an investigation by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. 47-year-old Darin Chandler is accused of committing the offenses upon children ages 5 and 6. The total bond is set at a quarter million dollars.