State Police have released their investigative findings on why they charged LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy with negligent homicide. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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An Iberville Parish sheriff’s deputy is shot and killed, and another is fighting for his life. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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State Police released video this morning that provides evidence on why former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy was charged with negligent homicide, felony hit and run and reckless operation of a vehicle. The video clearly shows Lacy driving at a high rate of speed and passing multiple vehicles in a no-passing zone on LA Highway 20 in Lafourche Parish moments before the driver of a Kia Cadenza, heading northbound, swerved to the left to avoid Lacy’s green Dodge Charger. When the Cadenza swerved to the left, it collided with a southbound Kia Sorento. When a State Trooper arrived at the crash scene, witnesses immediately identified Lacy’s Charger as the one that caused the wreck.

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Lacy’s car did not make physical contact with the two cars that collided, but a witness said his actions forced the head on crash.

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During the video, a State Trooper interviews the female driver of the Kia Cadenza who, according to investigators, took evasive action to avoid impact with Lacy’s oncoming vehicle.

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Following the crash, State Police say they conducted a detailed investigation with the assistance of crash reconstruction experts. A state police spokeswoman says it was Lacy’s reckless driving that led to the crash in front of his vehicle.

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On Friday, Lacy’s attorney, Matthew Ory, appeared on HTV 10 in Houma and released a different camera angle of the crash, which shows Lacy’s vehicle driving through the scene. Based on this video evidence, Ory stated that Lacy did not cause the crash.

Ory also cited a report from the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office, which did its own investigation, which Ory said concluded with the D-A saying Lacy did not know his actions were the cause of the crash that happened about 72 yards in front of him.

State Police state that their investigative findings were reviewed in consultation with the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office to determine the appropriate charges, and the 17th Judicial District Court approved an arrest warrant.

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The LSP report says the first phone call Lacy made, based on cell phone records, was to a Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney and personal injury lawyer.

The crash claimed the life of 78-year-old Herman Hall of Thibodaux, Louisiana. Lacy took his own life just days before a grand jury was to consider the charges against him. You can see the video LSP released today on our website, Louisiana Radio Network-dot-com.

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The full Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is reconsidering a three-judge panel’s ruling that the state’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional. The ruling puts on hold the law that requires all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. Loyola New Orleans law professor Dane Ciolino says this decision was not exactly unexpected.

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Ciolino says the state is arguing that a 1980 Supreme Court opinion that invalidated a similar law passed in Kentucky should not be used as precedent.

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All that said, Ciolino says it will be an uphill climb for the state to prevail before the full Fifth Circuit.

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Ciolino says if the full Fifth Circuit does not rule in favor of the state, there’s no guarantee that the Supreme Court will take up the state’s expected appeal.

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A sheriff’s deputy in Iberville Parish is killed and another is fighting for his life after being shot outside the parish courthouse last night. Investigators say deputies Charles Riley and Brett Stassi (STAA-see) Jr. were trying to take 27-year-old Latrell Clark of Baton Rouge into custody, but Clark fought back, grabbed one of their duty weapons and shot them before fatally shooting himself. Riley was killed, and Stassi is fighting for his life. Iberville Parish District Attorney Tony Clayton says Riley and Stassi prevented further carnage.

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Clayton says Riley and Stassi – whose father is the sheriff of Iberville Parish, Brett Stassi Sr. – are true heroes.

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Clayton says this is a very hard day in Iberville Parish.

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State Police have released their investigative findings on why they charged LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy  with negligent homicide. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Lacy died by suicide just before a grand jury was to consider the charges.

Tragedy outside the Iberville Parish courthouse. Investigators say deputies Charles Riley and Brett Stassi (STAA-see) Jr. were trying to take 27-year-old Latrell Clark into custody, but Clark fought back, grabbed one of their duty weapons and shot them before fatally shooting himself. Riley was killed, and Stassi was badly injured. Iberville Parish District Attorney Tony Clayton says Riley and Stassi prevented further carnage.

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The full Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is reconsidering a three-judge panel’s ruling that the state’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional. Loyola New Orleans Law Professor Dane Ciolino says it will still be an uphill climb for the state to prevail before the full Fifth Circuit.

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State Police released its report on why they charged former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy with negligent homicide, felony hit and run and reckless operation of a vehicle for his alleged role in a head on crash that killed a 78-year-old man in Lafourche Parish last December.

The video released by L-S-P is different from the video released last week by Lacy’s attorney. State Police’s video shows Lacy driving at a high rate of speed, passing several vehicles in a no-passing zone.

L-S-P says a vehicle up the road sees Lacy’s Green Dodge Charger heading in their direction and traveling in the wrong lane on a two-lane highway and had to take action to avoid a head on crash…

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The L-S-P investigative report also includes multiple witnesses at the scene who said Lacy’s reckless driving caused a vehicle to veer to the left and strike another vehicle head-on, killing Herman Hall of Thibodaux.

The case against Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law will be reheard after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a previous 3-judge’s panel decision that the law requiring the Ten Commandments be hung in all Louisiana public school classrooms was unconstitutional. No date has been set for the hearing that will now be heard by the full court rather than the 3-judge panel. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the state is arguing that a 1980 Supreme Court opinion that invalidated a similar law passed in Kentucky should not be used as precedent.

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All that said, Ciolino says it will be an uphill climb for the state to prevail before the full Fifth Circuit.

A new video released by State Police essentially eliminates any notion that former LSU star Kyren Lacy was innocent in a deadly crash in Thibodaux last December. The video shows that Lacy was passing vehicles in a no-passing zone on L-A Highway 20, much faster than the flow of traffic, when a northbound Kia Cadenza swerved into the southbound lane and collided head-on with a Kia Sorento, killing 78-year-old Herman Hall. While Lacy’s car didn’t make any physical contact with either of the two Kias, a witness said his actions forced the head-on crash…

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A state police spokeswoman says it was Lacy’s reckless driving that led to the crash in front of his vehicle…

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Lacy was charged with negligent homicide and other charges and took his own life before a grand jury was to consider those charges.

The full Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is reconsidering a three-judge panel’s ruling that the state’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional. The ruling puts on hold the law that requires all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. Loyola New Orleans law professor Dane Ciolino:

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That said, Ciolino says the state still has an uphill battle in prevailing before the full Fifth Circuit, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as its last hope.

We now know the name of the man who shot two Iberville Parish deputies outside the parish courthouse, killing one. He was 27-year-old Latrell Clark of Baton Rouge. Investigators say as deputies Charles Riley and Brett Stassi Jr. were trying to take Clark into custody outside the courthouse, a fight ensued, and Clark got a hold of one of their duty weapons and shot them before fatally shooting himself. Riley was killed, and Stassi, whose father is Sheriff Brett Stassi Sr., is fighting for his life.

State Police release new video of last December’s fatal crash in Thibodaux that appears to refute any notion that Kyren Lacy was innocent. Late last week, Lacy’s lawyer pointed to close-up video that shows Lacy well behind the deadly head-on crash. Now, LSP has released a wide-angle shot of the incident that clearly shows Lacy driving much faster than the posted 40-mile-an-hour speed limit, passing vehicles on the narrow two-lane L-A Highway 20 in a no-passing zone. A northbound Kia Cadenza swerved into the southbound lane to avoid Lacy’s Dodge Charger and collided head-on with a Kia Sorento, killing 78-year-old Herman Hall. In the video, a State Trooper interviews the female driver of the Kia Cadenza.

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Lacy took his own life days before a grand jury was to consider the charges filed against him.

An Iberville Parish deputy was killed and another was injured in a shooting outside the parish courthouse last night. District Attorney Tony Clayton says the deputies were trying to arrest someone when a fight broke out, which culminated in the shooting, during which the suspect was also killed. The deputy who died was Charles Riley. The one who was injured is Brett Stassi Jr., the son of Sheriff Brett Stassi. Clayton says Stassi’s condition is, in his words, “optimistic.”

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it received 13-hundred applications for the 2025 Black Bear Hunting Lottery. LDWF black bear biologist John Hanks says the 2024 hunt drew 973 applications. He says interest was higher this year, because more of the state is open to bear hunting during a two-week-long season in December.

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State Police released video this morning that provides evidence on why former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy was charged with negligent homicide, felony hit and run and reckless operation of a vehicle. The video clearly shows Lacy driving at a high rate of speed and passing multiple vehicles in a no-passing zone on LA Highway 20 in Lafourche Parish moments before the driver of a Kia Cadenza, heading northbound, swerved to the left to avoid Lacy’s green Dodge Charger. When the Cadenza swerved to the left, it collided with a southbound Kia Sorento. When a State Trooper arrived at the crash scene, witnesses immediately identified Lacy’s green Dodge Charger as the one that caused the wreck.

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The report says the first phone call Lacy made, based on cell phone records, was to a Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney and personal injury lawyer.

A small Pre-K-through-12 private school in Monroe is a finalist for a one-million-dollar sports facility makeover from T-Mobile. Ryan Dickson, the assistant principal and assistant athletic director at River Oaks School, says if the school wins, the main priority would be to upgrade the outdated stadium.

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it received 13-hundred applications for the 2025 Black Bear Hunting Lottery, from which 26 permits were issued. Black bear biologist John Hanks says last year, only 11 permits were issued.

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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office will be conducting an independent investigation into the State Police investigation of the crash they say was caused by LSU star receiver Kyren Lacy. Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Dadrius (“Darius”) Lanus says after viewing the video, it seems that Louisiana State Police investigators have some explaining to do.

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State Police just released video showing Lacy’s car speeding and passing cars in a no passing zone. Body cam footage at the scene shows witnesses saying it was a green charger speeding toward a driver that caused her to hit another vehicle trying to avoid the charger.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it received 13-hundred applications for the 2025 Black Bear Hunting Lottery. The Louisiana black bear was removed from the Endangered Species list in 2016, and black bear biologist John Hanks…

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An Iberville Parish deputy is fighting for his life and another deputy lost his life after they were shot while interviewing a suspect at the Iberville Courthouse Monday evening. Officials are calling for prayers for the family of Deputy Charles Riley who died and for the other deputy who is the son of Iberville Parish Sheriff, Brett Stassi. He is in critical condition in a Baton Rouge hospital. The shooter also died from a gunshot wound to the head.

River Oaks Private School in Monroe is a finalist for a one-million-dollar sports facility makeover from T-Mobile. Andre Champagne has more.

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The case against Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law will be reheard after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a previous 3-judge’s panel decision that the law requiring the Ten Commandments be hung in all Louisiana public school classrooms was unconstitutional. No date has been set for the hearing that will now be heard by the full court rather than the 3-judge panel.

State and parish officials are calling for prayers after two deputies were shot at the Iberville Courthouse. Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Riley died after he and another deputy were shot while interviewing a suspect around 8:00 Monday evening. The other deputy is the son of Iberville Parish Sheriff, Brett Stassi. He is in critical condition in a Baton Rouge hospital. The suspect died from a gunshot wound to the head. It’s not yet clear whether it was self-inflicted or not. Parish President Chris Daigle…

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The historic Shreveport Country Club is now ashes, and the future of the property that hosted thousands of weddings and other events is in doubt. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office will be conducting an independent investigation into the State Police investigation of the crash they say was caused by LSU star receiver Kyren Lacy. Newly-surfaced video shows that Lacy’s car 72 feet behind the fatal crash. Lacy died by suicide days before a grand jury was to consider charges of vehicular homicide against him. Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Dadrius (“Darius”) Lanus says he wants to know how many other similar instances are out there.

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