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• Nakamoto: University re-administers nursing exam after 'widespread cheating' found Play Video

  May 7, 2021 6:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Southern University's School of Nursing had to re-administer a nursing exam to 137 students after university leaders said "widespread cheating" was found. The problem involved an online exam where cameras didn't turn on. At that time, Southern said a group text went out among students saying the... more »

• Mother, daughter arrested after allegedly casting hundreds of fraudulent homecoming queen votes

  March 16, 2021 1:11 PM

  CANTONMENT, Fla. - An assistant principal and her daughter are facing criminal charges after they allegedly rigged her high school's homecoming court vote. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported this week that Laura Rose Carroll, 50, and her 17-year-old daughter, who was named homecoming queen at Tate High... more »

• Man found guilty of Thanksgiving Day murder in Iberville Parish

  November 22, 2019 5:39 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - A man accused of shooting and killing another person at a Thanksgiving celebration in 2015 was found guilty Friday. A jury in Iberville Parish came to a unanimous decision to convict Jerome Gray of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Witnesses... more »

• State investigates cheating on standardized tests, students get zeroes Play Video

  July 24, 2018 6:47 PM

  BAKER- At least a dozen standardized tests were thrown out from Bakerfield Elementary after allegations of cheating surfaced. The tests were initially flagged according to the State Department of Education for excessive wrong-to-right answer changes. The students involved will not be required to "re-test," but those tossed tests will... more »

• Man arrested for attacking girlfriend and her son

  August 20, 2017 4:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge officers have arrested a man after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend and her son. According to the affidavit, 40-year-old Sidney McCray went to his girlfriend's home on the night of July 4. Upon entering the home, McCray punched his girlfriend repeatedly and accused her... more »

• Man caught cheating thanks to Pokemon Go

  July 12, 2016 11:28 AM

  Rising cultural phenomenon Pokémon Go is uniting gamers and non-gamers alike as they get up, get off the couch and sometimes even interact with other human beings. Not so much for Evan Scribner though as the scavenger hunt style game inadvertently led his girlfriend to discover that he was... more »

• New Orleans woman arrested at Belle casino for blackjack cheating

  February 19, 2016 11:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police arrested a New Orleans woman at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino after surveillance footage revealed she was illegally placing bets at the blackjack table. 44-year-old Rose Powell was booked on one count of cheating and swindling following her arrest Thursday. While reviewing... more »