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A protester confronts police in front of the Ferguson Police department before the announcement of the grand jury decision about whether to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A Missouri grand jury heard evidence for months as it weighed whether to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Brown. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Live Now: President Obama to deliver statement on Ferguson

By Staff Reports November 24, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama will address the nation at 10 p.m. EST following Monday's ruling from Ferguson, Mo. At 10pm ET, watch President Obama deliver a statement from the White House...

Gina Gowdy holds an upside-down American flag Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., more than three months after an unarmed black 18-year-old man was shot and killed there by a white policeman. Ferguson and the St. Louis region are on edge in anticipation of the announcement by a grand jury whether to criminally charge Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Grand jury doesn’t indict Ferguson cop in shooting

By JIM SALTER, Associated Press November 24, 2014

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) A grand jury declined Monday to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by a white officer sparked weeks of sometimes-violent...

Authorities stand on the scene at Centenary College, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 in Shreveport, La. Shreveport Police are investigating a shooting that has left at least one person dead. (AP Photo/The Times, Henrietta Wildsmith)

Police: Man with gun killed at Centenary College

By The Associated Press November 21, 2014

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) A man who pulled a gun on a Centenary College of Louisiana police officer after a confrontation Thursday outside the school's library was shot and killed by another officer, police...

Crime Briefs: Female arrested for felony theft of LSU football tickets

November 18, 2014

Female booked into EBR Parish Prison for two counts of felony theft for LSU tickets LSUPD received numerous reports of theft between Oct. 28 and Nov. 12 involving Robin Christmas, 26, and the sale of University...

The LSU police department is testing new equipment which automatically scans and pulls up data on nearby license plates.

Crime Briefs: University video voyeurism suspect book into EBR Parish Prison

November 11, 2014

University video voyeurism suspect released from Texas prison, booked into EBR Parish Prison Mystyr Stewart Jr. was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Nov. 6 for recording a female in the shower...

LSUPD

Student booked for disturbing the peace and possession of drug paraphernalia

November 4, 2014

Student booked for disturbing the peace and possession of drug paraphernalia LSUPD officers were called to the Acadian Hall parking lot Thursday after receiving a report of an intoxicated person sitting...

LSUPD sees increased arrests with use of License Plate Reader

Female booked on game day for domestic violence against her two children

October 28, 2014

Female booked into EBR Parish Prison on game day for domestic violence against her two children LSUPD officers arrested 43-year-old Catherine Szekely on Saturday, Oct. 25, after responding to claims of...

LSUPD

Student booked into EBR Parish Prison for burglary in Tiger Stadium

By Kaci Yoder October 21, 2014

Student booked into EBR Parish Prison for burglary in Tiger Stadium Tyler Woolen, 18, was arrested Oct. 18 for stealing personal items in Tiger Stadium. Capt. Cory Lalonde, spokesperson for LSUPD, said...

LSU junior sprinter Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake

LSU track athlete arrested on forcible rape charge, suspended.

By Staff Reports October 20, 2014

UPDATE 10/21/14 4:20 P.M.-- In an email to The Daily Reveille, associate sports information director Will Stafford said junior sprinter Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake is suspended from the LSU track and...

Hit and run earns University student reckless operation charges

October 14, 2014

Hit and run earns University student reckless operation charges On Oct. 10, surveillance cameras near Middleton Library showed a University student hitting two vehicles down the Middleton service drive...

CG Environmental-Cleaning Guys hazmat team members puts up a tarp to shield the view in the alley near the residence of the Dallas woman who's the first known person to have contracted Ebola in the U.S., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Louis DeLuca) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES

University to announce Ebola disease contact procedure

October 13, 2014

With cases of the Ebola virus now in the United States, the University’s Student Health Center is taking preventative measures and setting guidelines in case the disease travels to Baton Rouge, SHC...

University collaborates with law enforcement to reduce violence in Baton Rouge

October 9, 2014

The University’s sociology department is working toward reducing crime through the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination project. Almost half of gun assaults, 30 percent of murders and a fourth of...