Whether or not charges will be filed in the case of the LSU freshman who died in a possible hazing incident is still a long way from being known.  Michelle Southern reports.

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An explosion in a home injured three people today including 90 year old Dwena Henry, an alderman for the village of Stanley in DeSoto parish and her daughter Sharon Fletcher who is the Stanley mayor.  William Roe, a friend of the family was also injured in the explosion according to DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle.  Reportedly, Henry was cooking when Roe and Fletcher smelled gas in home on the 600 block of Highway 763.

The White House holds a summit with presidents of black colleges today but Grambling State President Rick Gallot  is not there.  Gallot says that he is not boycotting, but there’s a lot happening on the Grambling campus between the start of the a new semester and football season….

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Louisiana Democratic Party spokesperson D’Seante Parks says every resident should have affordable healthcare and Senator Bill Cassidy’s legislation to provide block grant funding to the state will make it more difficult for low income individuals to purchase coverage.

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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.

The median household income in Louisiana declined by over 2-percent in 2016, the largest decrease in the nation according to Census Figures. LSU Economist Doctor Loren Scott says this decrease is a result of the struggling oil and gas industry…:
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Those areas in a recession are Houma, Lafayette and Shreveport.

Governor John Bel Edwards and state Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson are in Washington DC to discuss federal funding for the Comite River Diversion Canal. Wilson says the flood control project could have reduced the massive flooding that took place in the Baton Rouge area last year and Louisiana is ready to move forward on the plan….
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Wilson says the plan would divert water into the Mississippi River.

The LSU AgCenter has finalized its contract with GB Sciences, which will grow medical marijuana for Louisiana patients who have specific conditions. GB Sciences will renovate the production facility and availability to patients is expected by mid-2018.

If you’re shopping for a car, be on the lookout for flood damaged vehicles. That’s the advice from state attorney general Jeff Landry. Landry says if you suspect someone is knowingly selling a flood damaged vehicle, contact your local authorities or call the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Hotline at (800) 351-4889.
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Landry says if a vehicle is being sold for an unrealistically low price, it may have previously been involved in a flood.

While the nation saw an increase in median household income in 2016, Louisiana saw the largest decline in the country at 2.1-percent. Michael Ferrar has more…
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Another big day of college football is on tap. LSU visits Mississippi State in the SEC Opener. Louisiana Tech takes on Western Kentucky in a rematch of last year’s Conference USA title game. UL Lafayette is at Texas A-and-M, ULM hosts Southern Miss and the defending champs in the SWAC Grambling begin defense of their league title by hosting Jackson State.

The principal wanted by Baton Rouge police after allegedly locking a 5-year-old in a closet has turned himself in to authorities. Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says 31-year-old Shafeeq Deen has been charged with cruelty to a juvenile and false imprisonment…:
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He says other students at Laurel Oaks Charter School are coming forward claiming Deen punished them in similar ways.

If you’re shopping for a car, be on the lookout for flood damaged vehicles. That’s the advice from state attorney general Jeff Landry. Landry says if you suspect someone is knowingly selling a flood damaged vehicle, contact your local authorities or call the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Hotline at (800) 351-4889.
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Landry says if a vehicle is being sold for an unrealistically low price, it may have previously involved in a flood.

East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark has released the findings from hospitals tests on the body of an 18-year-old LSU student who died in what the university calls a possible hazing incident. Clark says they did not find any internal or external signs of trauma on Maxwell Gruver:
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His office will provide a toxicology test which takes about four weeks to complete. Meanwhile, a memorial mass and prayer vigil for Gruver will take place Monday at 6 PM at the Christ King Catholic Church at LSU.

An Alexandria Police officer has been booked into the Rapides Parish detention center on malfeasance and drug charges. State Trooper Scott Moreau says State Police received a tip last month regarding criminal activity involving 42-year-old Kenneth Thomas who allegedly had sex with at least one woman, while on-duty, and distributing illegal drugs…:
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Alexandria Police Chief Neal Bates says Officer Thomas has been placed on Administrative Leave.

Attorney General Jeff Landry is alerting consumers to be on the lookout when buying vehicles, as nearly one million vehicles were flooded in Texas and Florida during recent hurricanes. Landry says these flood-damaged vehicles could end up on the streets and sold to unsuspecting car buyers…
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Landry says fraudsters tend to cross state lines to avoid scrutiny and they work to obtain false titles to hide flood damage. He advises consumers to obtain a vehicle history report.

And here’s a bizarre story out of Terrebonne Parish. Houma Police arrested a man and woman who were allegedly caught having sex in a library. Authorities say 33-year-old Elizabeth Jernigan and 35-year-old Rex Jernigan also recorded themsevles and uploaded the video to a porn site. Through their investigation, it was determined the couple recorded themselves doing similar activities at other businesses.

East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark says the LSU fraternity pledge whose death is being investigated as a possible hazing incident had a high level of alcohol in his body. Clark says many people don’t realize that even though alcohol is legal, it still has potentially dangerous adverse effects..:
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He says a toxicology report on Max Gruver should be complete in about 4 weeks.

A principal in Baton Rouge is accused of locking a kindergarten student in a roach infested cafeteria closet as a form of punishment. B-R-P-D Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says 31-year-old Shafeeq Deen may have punished other students at Laurel Oaks Charter School in a similar way…
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Deen is charged with cruelty to a juvenile and false imprisonment and the charter school’s board suspended Deen while they investigate.

Authorities say a prison guard at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola fatally shot an inmate after first firing a warning shot. The state department of Corrections says 35-year-old Brandon Lizotte was among a group of prisoners being escorted to work an area when he aggressively ran towards a correctional officer. The officer fired his service weapon striking Lizotte. Lizotte was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder in Tangipahoa Parish in 2006.

An Alexandria Police officer has been booked into the Rapides Parish detention center on malfeasance and drug charges. State Trooper Scott Moreau says 42-year-old Kenneth Thomas of Deville is accused of having sex with at least one woman while on duty, and distributing illegal drugs. He says State Police is leading the investigation since the suspect is a cop…:
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Alexandria Police Chief Neal Bates says Officer Thomas has been placed on Administrative Leave.