New Year’s in New Orleans. Set to be just like any other year, the city was full of joy and life. That was all until a moment. An attack that shook New Orleans and Louisiana to its core.
For the first...
As Gov. Jeff Landry’s special session on tax reform came to an end, the state legislature passed a bill that could expand the number of crimes for which juveniles would be sentenced as adults.Seemingly...
Approximately 40 championship rings earned by LSU’s storied gymnastics coach, Sara “D-D” Breaux, are missing from LSU’s Athletic Administration Building.An LSU Police Department...
Amid the costumes and celebrations, making smart choices like sticking with friends, staying aware and having a plan to get home can help ensure a safe Halloween for all.
Chief Marshall Walters of the...
An off-duty Louisiana State Police Trooper was arrested and charged with two counts of simple battery from a squabble at Saturday's LSU versus UCLA football matchup.
Law enforcement responded to a disturbance...
Two men were injured in a drive-by shooting near LSU's campus Wednesday afternoon, and another person was hit by a car, according to Baton Rouge Police Department. Two men were walking to a local...
Second of two stories. Video available here.
BATON ROUGE--Beverly Shabazz did not have a job and was seven months pregnant with her second child when her husband, Milton X Scott, was shot...
First of two stories. Video here.
BATON ROUGE—On a hot, quiet morning in July 1973, 21-year-old Milton Scott heard a loud knock at his door.
Scott was lying in bed with his pregnant wife, Beverly,...
Another piece of legislation designed to curb power-based violence and improve existing Title IX policies for state universities was signed into law on June 8.
Act 211, previously Senate Bill 202, was...
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Prompted by an increase in crime on and around LSU’s campus, Louisiana lawmakers have created a crime prevention district...
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Many Louisiana residents have likely had sensitive personal information, including their name and Social Security numbers, exposed...
The mother of LSU student Madison Brooks, who died in January, pleaded with a House committee Thursday to pass a bill to hold bars responsible for serving people under 21.
Despite her emotional testimony,...
