Three of the former LSU students charged in Max Gruver’s death have cut deals with the prosecution. Matt Doyle has more.
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A recent study indicates one out of five workers in Louisiana are sleeping for only five hours or less each night. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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LSU fans can expect a new layer of security when attending games at Tiger Stadium as select gates will now be equipped with metal detectors. LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette says the experience will be similar to going through screenings at an airport or NFL games.
Bonnette says upon completion of a bag inspection, fans will then go through the additional screening.
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Bonnette says this is a pilot program leading up to an SEC mandate that all events have metal detectors by 2020.
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Two of the students involved in the alleged hazing death of Max Gruver have pleaded no contest, and a third has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a move that narrows the scope of the trial. 20-year-old Matthew Naquin still faces negligent homicide charges. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the development is a blow to Naquin’s defense, but could be used by a skillful defense lawyer.
Gruver died last year in the alleged hazing incident at the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity house. The coroner says Gruver’s blood alcohol content was .495.
Sean-Paul Gott and Ryan Isto plead no contest to misdemeanor hazing, while Patrick Forde agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, and will have his case decided later. Meche says it’s a good turn of events for the three defendants not charged with Negligent Homicide.
Pleading no contest will prevent the charges from being brought up in the pending civil case where the Gruver family sued LSU, the Fraternity, the defendants, and other for 25 million dollars, but Meche says that’s not likely to hurt the family’s chances in the civil proceedings.
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There are many negative effects that come from the lack of the recommended amount of sleep, which is seven to eight hours nightly. A recent study by Mattress Clarity indicates one out of five workers in Louisiana are sleeping for only five hours or less each night. LSU Health New Orleans Associate Professor Dr. Benjamin Springgate…
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Springgate says negative effects can be had on a wide variety of areas in day to day life.
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Springgate says things that happen on the job can be part of the issue.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says their enforcement agents issued 39 citations to 29 subjects over the Labor Day weekend for alleged dove baiting. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says for the opening weekend of dove season, they were keeping a close eye on several different fields across the state…
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Citations were issued to hunters in Franklin, Rapides, St. Helena, West Feliciana, Avoyelles and Evangeline Parishes. Einck says it’s illegal to scatter salt, grain or other feed on a field to attract migratory game birds..
Einck says dove baiting is illegal for a reason