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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,...
A man was arrested Monday for third-degree rape after allegedly taking a woman home from Tigerland and raping her in her sleep.
Andrew Lee, 25, met the victim at Fred’s in Tigerland on April 1, according...
One person was killed Thursday night in a shooting inside a parking garage near LSU’s campus on Highland Road, according to BRPD.
The body of 28-year-old Devonta Matthews was found dead “from...
A woman was shot to death Tuesday afternoon at an apartment complex on Burbank Drive, according to officials at the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.
EBRSO deputies were called to The Oliver Apartments...
A suspect who allegedly assaulted an LSU student in the East Campus Apartments parking lot Friday night was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
The LSU student said he was near...
East Baton Rouge Parish passed a grim milestone in 2020, and it wasn't COVID-19 related.
On Dec. 4, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office announced that it had investigated 125 homicides,...
Updated Oct. 26, 5:40 p.m.
LSUPD made an arrest on Oct. 26 after a football fan was violently assaulted in a Tiger Stadium bathroom following the game on Saturday night.
Gary Ramses Walker, 19, has been...
The Pete Maravich Center had company Sunday night after multiple skateboarders allegedly broke into the facility, according to WBRZ.
Two skateboarders, one 19 years old and the other 20 years old, were...
