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Video Of Black Doll Being Dragged Through LSU Student Union Draws Outrage
BATON ROUGE, La. — A viral video recorded inside Louisiana State University’s Student Union has sparked outrage after showing a woman dragging a Black baby doll across the floor. The video began circulating widely on social media Thursday and quickly…
New Orleans Financial Crisis Forces $35 Million in Infrastructure Delays
NEW ORLEANS, La. — New Orleans’ ongoing financial crisis is now hitting infrastructure projects across the city, with officials pulling approximately $35 million from planned improvements as they search for enough money to meet the city’s financial obligations. The cuts…
Louisiana College Sports Are Bleeding Millions — Could Taxpayers Be Asked to Help?
BATON ROUGE, La. — College sports are big business in Louisiana, but behind the packed stadiums, television contracts and passionate fan bases, many of the state’s public university athletic programs are struggling financially. Recent financial reports show millions of dollars…
Judge Approves $106 Million Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Settlement
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Nearly seven years after the deadly collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in downtown New Orleans, a judge has approved a $106 million settlement resolving hundreds of claims connected to the disaster. Orleans Parish…
Jefferson Parish Deputy Fired After Searching Ex-Fiancée’s License Plate Thousands Of Times
A Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy has been terminated after an internal investigation found that he repeatedly used the department’s Flock camera system to search his former fiancée’s license plate. The deputy was identified by WDSU and FOX 8 as…
Remains Believed To Be Missing 15-Year-Old Found After Crews Sifted Through Thousands Of Tons Of Landfill Waste
Human remains believed to belong to missing 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather have been recovered from the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill in Zachary following a massive six-week search. Clothing discovered with the remains reportedly matches what Ja’Derrius was believed to…
New Orleans Firefighters Walk Out Of Pay Talks After City Offers Half Rate And Threatens Wage Clawback
A growing dispute between New Orleans firefighters and city leaders has moved into court after negotiations over additional pay for higher-level assignments collapsed Monday. The New Orleans Fire Fighters Association says the city stopped providing additional compensation this summer to…
Driver Accused Of Plowing Through Two Cemeteries And Causing More Than $10,000 In Damage Arrested
A 70-year-old Prairieville man has been arrested after authorities say he drove through two Ascension Parish cemeteries, striking graves, caskets and fencing before leaving the scene. The incident happened August 10 along Louisiana Highway 933, across from the Household of…
Chief New Orleans Criminal Court Judge Disqualified From Election Over Alleged Missing Tax Return
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The chief judge of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court has been disqualified from seeking reelection after a court challenge alleged she failed to file a required Louisiana income tax return. Magistrate Judge Juana Marine Lombard, who…
Louisiana Man Accused Of Killing Wife, Driving Across Multiple States With Her Body In Passenger Seat
A Louisiana man is accused of shooting and killing his wife in Baton Rouge before placing her body in the passenger seat of a vehicle and driving for more than five hours across multiple states. Authorities say 50-year-old Tyronne Brazille…