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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...
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Someone Won Big in Latest Powerball Drawing
Someone in Louisiana must have enjoyed a little Lady Luck over the weekend because, by Monday evening, they had earned a nice chunk of change from the Powerball drawing.
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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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Coroner identifies body found in a Metairie canal near Interstate 10
The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has released the name of the man whose body was discovered in a canal near an Interstate 10 overpass in Metairie last week. He was identified as 36-year-old Marquise Bradley. Bradley's cause of death was still undetermined as of Monday, while the Coroner's Office awaits...
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Cold front, severe storms coming to New Orleans could disrupt St. Patrick's Day festivities
New Orleans might not get so lucky ahead of St. Patrick's Day this year. A cold front packing severe thunderstorms is expected to move through southeast Louisiana on Saturday, just as the Irish Channel's annual parade is set to roll. The specifics, including timing and location, are still unclear, State...
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New Orleans intersection renamed after financial education nonprofit founder
A 33-year-old New Orleans native now has an intersection named in her honor after creating a financial literacy program for disadvantaged youth that she's brought to schools across the U.S. and internationally. Last month, the New Orleans City Council dedicated the quiet intersection of Rosemont Place and Prentiss Avenue in...
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Bold Thieves Caught on Video Stealing 3 Mobile Homes from Louisiana Dealership
Louisiana authorities are searching for the individuals who stole three mobile homes from an RV dealership overnight. Berryland Campers is a landmark business that is hard to miss on your drive to New Orleans from Lafayette. Unfortunately, they were the victims of a major theft from their dealership. Not one...
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Trader Joe's Expands With Three News Stores in March
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Trader Joe's announces an upcoming location in New Orleans on Tulane Ave:. We've consulted our maps and compass and have found a terrific location for a store in New Orleans, LA. We are proud to be joining the neighborhood, and to continue our commitment to providing nourishment to the surrounding communities through our Neighborhood Shares program.
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell defies New Orleans City Council, heads out of town for D.C. junket
Mayor LaToya Cantrell is continuing her jet-setting ways, heading to the nation’s capitol for a junket sponsored by Yale University, in apparent defiance of a new city ordinance banning most city-funded travel — including trips booked or planned prior to its passage. In theory, Cantrell could have paid...