An LSU student alleges she was raped by a football player last October and the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office has launched its own investigation.

In two separate posts on TikTok, Kendall Danielle explains what happened to her and her dealings with LSU’s Title Nine Office and the LSU police department as she reported the alleged sexual assault to both. Danielle says the school originally suspended the player from campus for a year, but he was allowed back on campus this fall and she says LSU police did not seem interested in doing an extensive investigation…

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LSU president Wade Rousse says the school takes these allegations seriously and he says this incident was handled professionally and that LSU followed its policies, procedures and best practices. Rousse says LSU will cooperate with the D-A’s investigation.

State Police say they arrested 32 people over the weekend in response to increase criminal activity in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. State Trooper Ryan Davis says this two-day enforcement detail resulted in 188 traffic stops that led to the arrests…

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Davis says several guns were seized along with a variety of illegal drugs and narcotics.

Kenner police say they’ve arrested a business owner who allegedly was secretly recording individuals that were using the women’s bathroom. At the moment, 57-year-old Henry Rios, who owns a banner shop called ETC Nola, is facing three counts of video voyeurism. But Kenner Deputy police chief Mark McCormick says more charges are possible after looking through all of the evidence they collected at his business and home…

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An LSU student alleges she was raped by an LSU football player last year and now the East Baton District Attorney’s office has opened an investigation. Kendall Danielle took to TikTok to tell her story. She alleges the rape happened last October, on the morning LSU played at Vanderbilt. Danielle says reported the incident to the LSU Title Nine Office, after a lengthy process, the player was suspended from campus for a year after admitting to the rape, but he was allowed back on campus this fall.

Danielle says also told her story to LSU Police detectives and she says in this TikTok post, investigators were not eager to do an extensive investigation…

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LSU president Wade Rousse says this incident has been handled professionally and that LSU has strictly followed their policies. They will cooperate with the District Attorney’s investigation.

With diesel prices at a record high, there are some who have said, including Governor Jeff Landry, that the United States should halt diesel exports for 90 days to get prices under control. But Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association president Tommy Faucheux says that would just cause more problems, because refineries have nowhere to put the surplus diesel. Faucheux says the ultimate solution to lowering diesel prices is an end to the military conflicts in Iran and between Russia and Ukraine

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A Kenner business owner is accused of recording people inside the bathroom of his business. According to his LinkedIn profile, 57-year-old Henry Rios owns a sign and banner shop called ETC NOLA. Kenner Deputy Police Chief Mark McCormick says a woman used the bathroom at his business earlier this month and discovered a camera mounted underneath the sink.

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McCormick says detectives executed a search warrant at Rios’ business and home last week and recovered three additional concealed surveillance cameras and found over 500 videos or images.

Louisiana is investing 100-million dollars federal and state dollars into the fortified roof program. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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This evening marks the official start to Fall. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the long-range forecast should be normal for this time of year, but it’ll be wetter than usual because of El Nino conditions…

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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Japan on a ten-day trip aimed at boosting tourism here at home. Nungesser says Japan is the number-two international traveler to America, and he wants to attract as many Japanese visitors as possible.
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It’s Voter Registration Week in Louisiana right now.  Trey Williams with the Louisiana secretary of state’s office says they use this week to promote voter registration, because there are some key deadlines coming up.

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Williams says once you register, you will remain registered – but it’s your responsibility to keep your registration up to date.

Louisiana is investing 100-million dollars into the state’s Fortified Roof Program, which provides grants of up to 10-thousand dollars to homeowners in coastal parishes so they can pay for a roof to withstand hurricane force winds. Governor Jeff Landry says the benefits of fortified roofs go beyond individual homeowners. If enough homes in a neighborhood or community have fortified roofs, Landry says even homeowners without one can benefit…

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Landry says 48,000 homeowners have registered with the Louisiana Department of Insurance to receive a fortified roof grant.

The tenth ranked LSU Tigers are working to correct the mistakes that cost them Saturday night’s game against Ole Miss. Coach Lane Kiffin says improving the passing game is one thing they will work on…

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LSU tight end Trey Dez Green suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter on Saturday, but his mother in a Facebook post said the injury does not require season ending surgery, but he will miss some time.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is urging the nominee to head the FDA to come to Louisiana to learn about the state’s seafood industry.

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The statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is four dollars again and there is no sign prices are coming down anytime soon. AAA spokesperson Don Redman…

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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is urging the nominee to head the FDA to come to Louisiana to learn about the state’s seafood industry. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Bastrop police are investigating two different shootings that happened Friday night that injured at least five people. Police Chief Leonardo Reed says one of the shootings took place at the Bastrop Municipal Center. He says some of the victims have life threatening injuries.

President Donald Trump wants to build a Space Academy in the United States and Greater New Orleans Inc, president and CEO Michael Hecht says southeast Louisiana would be perfect for the facility that would be led by NASA and educate future scientists, engineers, astronauts and warfighters. States have until October 26^th to submit a proposal. Hecht says the competition is fierce…

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The Saints won a big game on the road yesterday in Baltimore as New Orleans rallied to beat the Ravens 24-17. Quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 252 yards and a touchdown and punched in the go-ahead touchdown to cap off a 15-point fourth quarter. Shough says he doesn’t feel any pressure in the moment.

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Thousands of LSU fans have made their way into the Oxford area. Record crowds are expected for the top-10 clash between LSU and Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin’s homecoming. Sally Steil with the LSU Alumni Association is there…

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Tomorrow night’s kick off is 6:49.

Outgoing U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says he does not support President Trump’s proposal to give every adult American five-thousand dollars if the Republican Party maintains control of Congress after the mid-term elections. He says the dividend will cost Americans more money, because it will increase the U-S national debt, which is at 40-trillion dollars…

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The game that has been talked about for months is finally here as seventh ranked LSU visits eighth ranked Ole Miss in a huge matchup to begin the SEC schedule for both teams. Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin is aware of the abilities of the Rebels two big playmakers on offense, Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy…

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The Saints are on the road on Sunday to play Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Zay Flowers, who had 150 receiving yards last week, is doubtful to play with a hamstring injury. But Coach Kellen Moore says they still need to be ready for him….

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Kick off on Sunday is at noon.

LSU and Ole Miss are meeting for the 115^th time since 1894 on Saturday night, never have the emotions been higher in this rivalry. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s enrollment is down two and a half percent from last fall as there are about 400 less students attending the school. One of the reasons for the decline. The university said nearly 300 students were removed from the school because they did not meet academic progress requirements or paid required fees.

President Trump said this week if that Republicans maintain control of Congress after the midterm elections, every adult American would receive a five-thousand dollar check. Several Republican lawmakers are not on board with this idea. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has not endorsed it. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says dividend checks will increase the cost of living as it will raise borrowing costs and inflation…

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Cassidy says if you want Americans to have more money, reduce health care costs.

Afternoon highs are still in the 90s as the official start of Fall is next week, but LSU health climatologist Barry Keim says humidity levels have dropped, making it a little more tolerable to be outside….

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If you are heading to football games in Lafayette, Monroe or Oxford on Saturday, it will be warm, but no chance of rain.