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$6 Million Verdict in LSU Fraternity Pledge's Death Is a Powerful Anti-Hazing Message, Attorney Says
Phi Delta Theta fraternity was banned from the LSU campus until at least 2033 as a result of the events leading to Max Gruver’s death.
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A Dozen Squirrel Monkeys Were Stolen From Louisiana Zoo, Officials Say
A Zoo in Louisiana says that a dozen squirrel monkeys that were stolen Saturday are still missing six days later.
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LSU Student Was Raped Before She Was Fatally Struck by a Car, Police Say
Four people have been charged in the alleged rape of a Louisiana State University student who authorities say was assaulted, then left in an East Baton Rouge sub-division, where she was then struck and killed by a motor vehicle.
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Girl, 7, Mauled to Death by Neighbor's Unrestrained Pit Bull While Playing Outside
A 7-year-old girl in Louisiana was mauled to death by a pit bull while playing outside a relative’s home, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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Four Bodies Recovered From Last Week's Fatal Helicopter Crash Near New Orleans
The bodies of four people killed in a helicopter crash near New Orleans last week have been recovered, company officials said Tuesday.
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US Coast Guard Searching for 4 People After Helicopter Crash in Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard spent hours Thursday searching the waters off Louisiana for four people on board a helicopter that crashed while departing an oil platform.
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Five Louisiana Officers Charged in Black Motorist's Deadly Beating While in Shackles
Louisiana law enforcement officers have been charged with state crimes for their roles in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. The charges range from negligent homicide to malfeasance. They were handed down by a grand jury on Thursday. Police had initially blamed the Black motorist’s death on a car crash at the end of a high-speed chase in rural...
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Three Killed in Massive Storm System in Louisiana
A major storm system that included tornado activity killed three in Louisiana on Wednesday. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the latest.
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At Least 3 Dead and Several Injured as Massive Storm Spawns Tornadoes Across the South
A volatile storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes blamed for killing at least three people in Louisiana, and the line of punishing weather threatened neighboring Southern states into the nighttime hours Wednesday.
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Deaths Reported as Tornadoes Rip Through Louisiana
Multiple tornadoes were reported throughout Louisiana on Wednesday.
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French President Emmanuel Macron Visits Louisiana to Boost Cultural Ties
Emmanuel Macron’s visit is the first by a French president to Louisiana since 1976.
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Deadly Tornado Outbreak Destroys Homes and Buildings Across South: ‘They Don't Stand a Chance'
The severe weather wrecked numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, ripped the roof off an apartment complex and killed two people when a tree crunched their mobile home
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Overboard Cruise Passenger Spent Hours in Gulf of Mexico Before He Was Rescued
It’s not clear how or when the 28-year-old man went overboard, but Coast Guard officials suggested his rescue was a Thanksgiving miracle.
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Most Families Allowed Back Home After Derailment, Acid Spill in Louisiana
Authorities in southeast Louisiana’s St. James Parish allowed all but two families to return to their homes Thursday, a day after a train car derailment and hydrochloric acid leak force the evacuation of 200 residences.
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Corrupt Cops Accused Them of Murder. Nearly 30 Years Later Their Convictions Were Vacated
Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting have been ordered freed and their convictions vacated. Prosecutors joined defense lawyers in seeking to have their convictions tossed out by a judge.
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Video Shows Boaters Fending Off Sharks in Gulf During Harrowing Coast Guard Rescue
Two people from a sunken fishing boat were fending off sharks in the Gulf of Mexico when a crew rescued them and one other person from waters off the Louisiana coastline, the Coast Guard said.
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Sent in as a Police Informant, Woman's Cries Went Unheard as She Was Sexually Assaulted in Unmonitored Drug Sting
An Associated Press investigation found a woman informant was allegedly raped twice during an undercover drug sting last year in which her law enforcement handlers left her unmonitored and unprotected.
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Woman Carrying Fetus With Fatal Condition Is Denied Abortion Due to Louisiana Ban
“Basically they said I had to carry my baby to bury my baby,” said Nancy Davis, who is about 16 weeks pregnant
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Woman in Louisiana Details Denial of Medical Care
Nancy Davis, joined by lawyer Ben Crump, spoke on Friday about being denied medical care after doctors told her that the fetus she was carrying would not survive after birth.
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Rapper JayDaYoungan Dead at 24 After Fatal Shooting
Rapper JayDaYoungan was shot and killed on July 27 in his hometown of Bogalusa, Louisiana.