Homecoming activities took a fatal turn on the campus of Grambling State early Sunday morning, the second deadly shooting since Wednesday. Brooke Thorington has more.
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LSU is searching for a new football coach after it was announced this will be Ed Orgeron’s last season. Jeff Palermo on who might replace Coach O…
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AARP has a new website tool up and running that is there to assist veterans access health care in the state. Troy Broussard with AARP-Louisiana says of the more than 300 thousand vets in the state only a fraction have used their VA health care benefits.
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The website address for vets to learn about health care benefits available to them is AARP.org/VetsHealthNavigator.
Broussard says the 28-page navigator on the web provides a lot of information about benefits vets may not realize they are entitled to.
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Broussard says the VetsHealthNavigator contains a significant amount of detailed information about benefits available to nearly 60 percent of all veterans.
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An early Sunday morning shooting on the campus of Grambling State leaves one dead and seven others wounded. It’s the second shooting fatality in a matter of days on the campus, prompting a decision to cancel classes today and tomorrow and enforce a curfew. University President Rick Gallot says student safety is their priority.
A 9:30 PM to 6 AM curfew has also been set until further notice.
The two fatal shootings, Sunday and Wednesday fell during Homecoming week and both fatality victims were not students. State Police has issued an arrest warrant for 18-year-old Jatavious “Rabbit” Carroll of Delhi in connection with the Wednesday shooting and Trooper Michael Reichardt says they continue to investigate Sunday’s incident.
Homecoming events scheduled for Sunday were canceled along with classes today and Tuesday. Gallot says the school is offering counseling for students and faculty and like other communities, the GramFam is not immune to violence.
A viral video shows what appears to be young people fighting early Sunday morning and then gunshots are heard off-camera prompting those on campus to flee the scene.
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Now that the coaching future of Ed Orgeron has been decided, LSU begins the search for a new football coach. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says Atheltic Director Scott Woodward will have a lot of candidates to consider…
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Penn State’s James Franklin, Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin, and Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker are among the top names that LSU will consider.
Higgins says LSU is looking for a coach that wins and has no off-field baggage
USC is the other big-name school that has a vacancy. Higgins says announcing Orgeron’s fate in October should help in the search for his replacement…
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A mounted patrol has returned to Beauregard Parish in southwest Louisiana. Sheriff Mark Herford says the seven-member team has already proven its worth to the community.
Herford says it’s been about 14 years since they had officers on horseback, with this new group of horses going through training so they perform well when sirens are blaring and large crowds are assembled.
Herford says the mounted patrol is unique to the Beauregard Parish area and talks about the focus of its use.
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Herford says officers have been training with the horses now for several months.