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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces a new lawsuit aimed at protecting diabetic residents from high costs on Tuesday morning. “Hundreds of thousands of our neighbors have been diagnosed with diabetes, and diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in our State despite effective treatments for it,” said […] → Read More
Gov. John Bel Edwards endorses Shawn Wilson a day after Wilson announced his candidacy. → Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department says the body of a missing Georgia man was found on Scenic Highway early Monday morning. According to police, Nathan Millard, 42, was last seen in downtown Baton Rouge around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 23. His body was reportedly found around 3:34 a.m. Police said […] → Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the new secretary of the state Department of Transportation and Development on Thursday morning. Edwards named Dr. Eric Kalivoda, who has served as deputy secretary for 13 years, as the new head of the agency. “I want to thank Dr. Kalivoda for his willingness to […] → Read More
Delta-9-THCO and delta-8-THCO, both sold in Louisiana smoke shops and gas stations, are considered controlled substances by the Drug Enforcement Agency. → Read More
The bill proposes that board members serve at the pleasure of the governing authority. Current law requires board members to serve staggered five-year terms. → Read More
The LSU Board of Supervisors is anticipated to vote on changing the name of the basketball court inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Friday morning. → Read More
U.S. Senator John Kennedy says he’s introducing a bill to strip federal funding from district attorney offices that fail to prosecute violent criminals. → Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry released a report on Louisiana public libraries Tuesday morning. “Protecting Innocence” includes information about public libraries, the access children have to material and possible solutions to prevent kids from accessing material inappropriate for their age range, according to a news release from the attorney general’s […] → Read More
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office says a shooting suspect who was on the run with his baby is now in custody. → Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A deputy who rescued a crash victim from cold waters in January has been invited to the president’s State of the Union. Senator Bill Cassidy extended the invitation to East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Detective Will Bankston after his act of heroism. “Detective Bankston jumped into action to save a […] → Read More
The attorneys representing three of the suspects in the Madison Brooks rape case held a press conference at noon Friday. → Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Footage obtained by BRProud shows LSU student Madison Brooks leaving Tigerland the night she was allegedly raped and later found dead on Burbank Drive. According to an affidavit, Brooks, 19, was raped and left to wander a local neighborhood with a blood-alcohol limit of .319% before she was later found hit […] → Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Louisiana tax return preparer could be getting barred by federal officials after a complaint alleging false information was filed. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Whylithia R. Robinson, an IRS registered tax preparer in Plaquemine, is accused of filing tax returns that understated customers’ tax liabilities and overstated tax […] → Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Alpha Phi chapter at LSU remembers sophomore member Madison Brooks after she died from her injuries after a Sunday crash. The sorority called Brooks a “hero” after learning her heart and kidneys were donated. Read LSU Alpha Phi’s full statement: We are grieving the sudden and tragic loss of […] → Read More
An LSU student is reportedly in critical condition after she was hit by a car early Sunday morning. → Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Republican Senator Sharon Hewitt says she will be running for Louisiana governor Friday. “Politicians have failed our state for decades, saddling us with a failing tax code, struggling schools, and rising crime in our cities,” Hewitt stated. “It’s time for a governor who will get things done. That’s why I’m […] → Read More
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — A man accused of a 2019 killing spree in two parishes pleaded guilty in Livingston Parish Wednesday morning. Dakota Theriot, 24, pled guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in Livingston Parish and was sentenced to serve three life sentences concurrently, according to information from the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s […] → Read More
A new law in Louisiana focuses on cracking down on age verification on porn websites to protect children. Here’s how it works. → Read More
LIVINGSTON, La. (BRPROUD) — Dennis Perkins, a former deputy, pleaded guilty to charges in a sex crimes case Tuesday morning. He was sentenced to 100 years in prison without the possibility of probation or parole. Perkins, 47, pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree rape, sexual battery of a child under the age of 13, video […] → Read More