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February 4, 2023

LSU closed nearly 300 reported sexual assaults without discipline in one year

LSU's Madison Brooks was fatally hit by a car after an alleged rape in Baton Rouge on Jan. 15. The university has been under a microscope for its handling of sexual assault accusations.

February 3, 2023

Louisiana $45M funding bill seeks to draw insurers to hurricane-battered state

A Louisiana $45 millon funding bill that seeks to draw insurers to the hurricane-battered state is due to be debated on Friday. The state's Senate will meet in a special session.

February 3, 2023

Madison Brooks to be laid to rest as family vows her 'life and legacy will never be forgotten'

In lieu of flowers, the Brooks family is asking for donations to The Madison Brooks Foundation in honor of the 19-year-old LSU student's 'life and legacy'

February 2, 2023

12 Louisiana zoo squirrel monkeys stolen in break-in

A zoo in Louisiana is missing a dozen squirrel monkeys that were taken from the facility just before midnight during a break-in on Saturday.

February 1, 2023

Surge in child fentanyl poisonings 'just the beginning' of fentanyl crisis

An alarming new statistic involving one of the most dangerous drugs. A new study shows children are dying of fentanyl poisonings at a faster rate than any other age group.

February 1, 2023

Police settle Louisiana lawsuit over 2020 beating of Black man

A lawsuit has been settled between a Black man and Louisiana police officers who allegedly threw him to the ground, beat him, and detained him in a mental health unit in 2020.

January 31, 2023

New Orleans longtime civil judge set to retire in May

A New Orleans longtime civil judge announced Monday that she will retire on May 1. She will leave the bench when she finishes her 35th year as a judge.

January 31, 2023

New Orleans calls in backup for Mardi Gras from around the state as staffing woes plague city police force

New Orleans officials announced the city will bring additional officers from departments across the state to help patrol Mardi Gras parades amid an ongoing police staffing crisis.

January 30, 2023

Louisiana sheriff's deputy shoots, injures driver during traffic stop

A Louisiana sheriff's deputy shot and injured a driver during a traffic stop on Saturday evening. The driver and deputy were treated at the hospital for minor injuries.

January 30, 2023

Slain LSU student Madison Brooks remembered in obituary as living 'every day to the fullest'

Madison Brooks, 19, died early on Jan. 15, 2023, after she was struck by a car near her Baton Rouge, Louisiana, campus, shortly after she was allegedly raped.