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.

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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.

Former LSU student Matthew Naquin faces up to five years in prison after a jury found him guilty of negligent homicide in the alcohol-induced hazing death of Phi Delta Theta fraternity pledge Max Gruver.

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A pregnant woman was killed in the early morning hours in Miden after a stray bullet allegedly fired during a gang incident flew through her home, and hit her while she slept on the couch. The woman has been identified as NaToyedre Barrow, who was 19 years old and eight months pregnant.

While the state prepared for Hurricane Barry,  Lafourche Parish authorities say a woman was raped and held captive along with her daughter by a Cut Off man. Lt Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sherriff’s says 52-year old Morgan Radley faces several charges. Matherne says the victims escaped Sunday morning after being held against their will since Friday night.

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Radley was booked at the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex.

US Representative Mike Johnson calls recently spotlighted tweets from President Trump unfortunate. Johnson says there are only a handful of moderate Democrats left in the House, and those people are on edge from the partisan squabbling. But it’s the loudest element of the chamber that garners all of the attention…

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Former LSU Fraternity member Matthew Naquin has been convicted of the Negligent Homicide of Maxwell Gruver, who was found dead the morning after a Phi Delta Theta “Bible Study” hazing in 2017. The victim’s father, Stephen Gruver, says this trial will send a loud message to the nation about the hazing culture on college campuses.

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The jury took less than an hour to return the verdict.

US Representative Mike Johnson calls recently spotlighted tweets from President Trump unfortunate. He says the bigger issue facing the country is the partisan divide keeping bipartisan legislation from moving forward.

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Johnson, a Republican, says he has a good relationship with the four progressive representatives targeted in the President’s tweets.

The latest data from LSU’s Center for Geoinformatics shows Louisiana is sinking.  A closer look at elevation changes over the last three decades shows Alexandria is down by 49 millimeters, Old River down by 34mm, and Lake Charles down by 16mm.  LSU Chief of Geodesy Cliff Mugnier says there are several factors that may be causing the sinking.

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Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Oakdale, Hammond, and Shreveport elevation remained unchanged.

While the state prepared for Hurricane Barry,  Lafourche Parish authorities say a woman was raped and held captive along with her daughter by a Cut Off man. Lt Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sherriff’s says 52-year old Morgan Radley  would not give the victims a reason as to why he held them captive or what motivated the incident.

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The victims were captured Friday night.

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.

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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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The latest data from LSU’s Center for Geoinformatics shows Louisiana is sinking.  A closer look at elevation changes over the last three decades shows Alexandria is down by 49 millimeters, Old River down by 34mm, and Lake Charles down by 16mm.  LSU Chief of Geodesy Cliff Mugnier says the data will also be important for emergency operations.

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While the state prepared for Hurricane Barry,  Lafourche Parish authorities say a woman was raped and held captive along with her daughter by a Cut Off man. Lt Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sherriff’s says 52-year old Morgan Radley faces several charges. Matherne says Ratley used duct tape to restrain the woman and her daughter tried to use her cellphone to call for help.
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Matherne says the suspect would not give the victims a reason as to why he held them captive or what motivated the incident.

Former LSU fraternity member Matthew Naquin has been convicted of Negligent Homicide in the hazing death of Maxwell Gruver in 2017. The prosecution says Naquin was primarily responsible for the death and was the ringleader of the hazing incident where Gruver was pressured into drinking himself to death.

Earlier in the trial, other members of the fraternity spoke out against Naquin, saying he had a vendetta against Gruver, and wanted him out of the organization. Gruver was found dead the morning after the hazing incident with a blood alcohol content of .495, six times the legal limit.

The Defense says Gruver’s death was no one’s fault and attempted to say Gruver had a history of using drugs and drinking.

The 21-year-old Naquin faces anywhere from five years in prison, to probation for the killing. He’s also been charged with Obstruction of Justice for deleting hundreds of files and texts from his cell phone before turning the device over to authorities.

The incident resulted in the banning of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity from campus until at least 2033, and the passage of a much harsher set of felony level hazing penalties

The latest data from LSU’s Center for Geoinformatics shows Louisiana is sinking. LSU Chief of Geodesy Cliff Mugnier says the research measures the changes in elevation to apparent subsidence and it generates data for the National Geodetic Survey.

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Alexandria is down by 49 millimeters, Old River down by 34mm, and Lake Charles down by 16mm. Some areas gained elevation over the last thirty years, including Thibodaux by 7mm, Sicily Island by 8mm, Rayville by 13mm, and Natchitoches by 17mm.

While the state was preparing for Hurricane Barry, Lafourche Parish authorities say a woman was raped and held captive along with her daughter by a Cut Off man. Lt Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sherriff’s says the victims escaped on Sunday morning after being held against their will since Friday night.

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52-year old Morgan Radley was booked at the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex.

The latest data from LSU’s Center for Geoinformatics shows Louisiana is sinking.  A closer look at elevation changes in the last three decades shows Alexandria is down by 49 mm, and Lake Charles down by 16mm. LSU Chief of Geodesy Cliff Mugnier says there are several factors involved.

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Places like Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Oakdale, Hammond, and Shreveport remained unchanged.

Dr. Tia Mills has taken over as head of the Louisiana Association of Educators, after the retirement of former President Debbie Meaux, who served two terms. Mills says she was encouraged by lawmaker’s decision to increase public education spending in the last session, but the new funding level isn’t the destination, it’s the first step.

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Mills has worked as a special education teacher at Eden Park Superintendant’s Academy.

New research from AAA shows vehicle escape tools to bust out a window can be a lifesaver, but you need to know what type of glass your car windows have.  AAA spokesperson Don Redman says the acronym SURE will help in an emergency situation.

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Redman says 1 in 3 new vehicles have laminated glass windows that will not shatter, but most have at least one tempered glass window. 

The U-S House voted last night to condemn President Donald Trump for his tweets on Sunday in which he suggested that four Democratic congresswomen should return to the countries they came from. The five Republican members of Lousiana’s House delegation voted against the resolution as they don’t believe it was a racist remark. But Southern University Political Science Chairman Albert Samuels disagrees because he says what the president said taps into a history of telling non-white citizens they are not patriotic if they speak out…
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Jury deliberations are expected to begin later today in the Matthew Naquin negligent homicide trial. The former LSU student is facing the felony charge in the alcohol-related hazing death of 18-year-old fraternity pledge Max Gruver. Naquin did not take the stand, while prosecutors had over 40 witnesses provide testimony.

A vigil was held last night for Baton Rouge community activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who was found dead in the trunk of her vehicle. A man who paid rent at one of her homes has been charged in her murder. Angela Roberts-Machen says her mom’s legacy will live on…
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Roberts-Joseph is the founder of the Baton Rouge African American History Museum.

Baton Rouge special education teacher Doctor Tia Mills is taking over as the new president for the Louisiana Association of Educators, one of the state’s largest teacher unions. Mills says one of her first priorities will be working to get Governor John Bel Edwards re-elected…
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Mills believes public education made great strides last legislative session with the passage of a teacher pay raise and more dollars for public schools.

State Republican leaders are weighing in on the President’s tweet where he asked a group of Democratic black, Puerto Rican, and Palestinian Congresswomen to “go back to where they came from”. The tweet provoked a national controversy with many calling the sentiment racist, but Alto Congressman Ralph Abraham disagrees.

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US Senator John Kennedy says the tweet was not worded well, but it was not racist, and backed up the President’s criticism of the four freshman Congresswomen.

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The Congresswomen had been critical of the Trump Administration’s treatment of minorities, and the US’s history of racial injustice. They had also called for impeachment.

A suspect is behind bars for the killing of the 75-year-old Capital City civil activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph. Her daughter Angela Roberts-Machen praised the police for their hard work.

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38-year old Ron Jermain Bell was arrested in connection with Roberts-Joseph’s death

AAA says knowing what type of glass is in your car windows could be a lifesaver. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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US Senator John Kennedy and Congressman Ralph Abraham weighed in on a tweet from the President where he told a group of minority Congresswomen to “go back to where they came from”.

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the prosecution rested their case Tuesday in the LSU Fraternity hazing death trial. Toxicology expert Dr. Patricia Williams took the stand and stated that the Max Gruver’s blood alcohol concentration was point-four—nine-five-percent. Williams said Gruver was a dead man walking. Gruver died during a Phi Delta Theta initiation ritual in 2017. Matthew Naquin is on trial for negligent homicide.

A suspect is behind bars in the murder of Baton Rouge African American History Museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who was found dead in the trunk of her car. The coroner says Roberts-Joseph was suffocated. The victim’s daughter, Angela Roberts-Machen praises the work of law enforcement.

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38-year-old Ron Jermaine Bell is in jail for the killing of the 75-year-old Capital City civil activist.

New research from AAA shows vehicle escape tools to bust out a window can be a lifesaver, but you need to know what type of glass your car windows have.  AAA spokesperson Don Redman says tempered glass will shatter, but laminated glass like you find in a windshield will not.

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Members of Louisiana’s Republican Congressional delegation support the President’s criticism of four freshmen Congresswomen known as “The Squad.” The President tweeted they can go back to where they came from. Republican Senator John Kennedy says the tweet was not worded well, but it’s not a racist remark…
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The Squad has been vocal in their criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration and criminal justice policies.

A vigil was held last night for Baton Rouge community activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who was found dead in the trunk of her vehicle. A man who paid rent at one of her homes has been charged in her murder. Angela Roberts-Machen says her mom’s legacy will live on…
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Roberts-Joseph is the founder of the Baton Rouge African American History Museum.

A Baton Rouge teacher takes over as the new head of the Louisiana Association of Educators. Matt Doyle has more…
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Two young children from Arizona illegally taken by their parents from the Arizona Department of Child Safety were found on Interstate 20 in Bienville Parish. Authorities say their parents Melissa Joy Gladden and Jerry Jay Kirkley were also in the 2008 Dodge pickup and they are now in custody.