It took jurors less than an hour to convict Former LSU fraternity member Matthew Naquin of Negligent Homicide in the hazing death of Maxwell Gruver in 2017. Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says no matter what today’s verdict was going to be, the case will have a lasting impact on combatting hazing.
The 21-year-old Naquin faces anywhere from probation to five years in prison for the killing when he is sentenced in October.
US Representative Mike Johnson calls recently spotlighted tweets from President Trump unfortunate. Johnson, a Republican, says he has a good relationship with the four progressive representatives in the crosshairs of the President’s tweets, but is not surprised at Trump’s retort to their criticism of the way the nation is being run.
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Lafourche Parish Sherriff deputies are investigating an incident where a woman and her daughter were held captive over the weekend and a rape occurred. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A Delhi farmer pleads guilty to stealing nearly $17 million by lying to more than seven financial institutions, insurance providers and government entities in an effort to obtain loans and other compensation. According to the plea, in 2015 Thomas Dickerson overstated or understated the amount of crops produced or claimed crops as collateral when he already sold the crops or didn’t possess them.