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Final Two Suspects Arrested In Southern University Hazing Death
All three suspects in the death of Caleb Wilson, a Southern University and A&M College student, have been taken into custody. Fraternity Member Arrested For Manslaughter In Southern University Alleged Hazing Death According to WAFB 9, Isaiah Smith turned himself in Tuesday morning (March 11) after he was given a 10:30 a.m. deadline. Smith is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and a current student at Southern. The outlet reported his father is the owner of the warehouse where the alleged deadly hazing took place. On Monday, the second suspect, Kyle Thurman, 25, was arrested by U.S. Marshals...
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State Unveils New Central Louisiana Psychiatric Hospital
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has unveiled the new Central Louisiana State Hospital (CLSA) in Pineville. The state describes the new psychiatric hospital as a state-of-the-art facility designed for up to 116 patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses. The $33 million renovation and relocation project is intended to...
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Master P namedrops Colorado football coach Deion Sanders and Ellen DeGeneres in address as New Orleans’ president
Master P did the unthinkable by becoming the University of New Orleans basketball program’s President of Basketball Operations. While his appointment was shocking, it does appear he has a plan. In remarks addressing his new role running the Privateers, Percy Miller name-dropped two people who will help his pitch...
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Gov. Jeff Landry asks feds for $50M reimbursement for Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, homeless shelter
Gov. Jeff Landry's administration will ask the federal government to reimburse $50 million the state spent to ramp up security and operate a temporary homeless shelter in New Orleans while the city welcomed tens of thousands of visitors for Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras. State officials have been in...
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Louisiana AG pushes for harsher sentence for Danette Colbert in prior fraud case
KENNER, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office has moved to increase the sentence of a woman convicted of fraud and theft under the state’s habitual offender statute. In November, Danette Colbert was convicted of multiple felonies, unrelated to the fraud charges she now faces in...
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Drug search caused officer to collapse, police said
A Church Point Police officer collapsed after contact with fentanyl during a drug search of a vehicle, leading to the arrest warrant being issued for Tiffany Olivier on charges including possession of fentanyl and obstruction of public passages.
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2 more Louisiana fraternity members arrested in alleged hazing death
Police in Louisiana have arrested two more people who were allegedly involved in the off-campus, fraternity hazing death of 20-year-old Southern University student Caleb Wilson last month, bringing the total arrests to three. Baton Rouge Police Department on Tuesday announced the arrests of 25-year-old Kyle Thurman and 28-year-old Isaiah Smith. They were both charged with criminal hazing, a felony in the state of Louisiana, according to authorities. Law enforcement officials arrested Thurman on Monday in Port Allen, a neighboring city west of Baton Rouge. Smith turned himself into Baton Rouge police on Tuesday, the police department said. Police said...