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  • Legendary NFL player passes away

    June 4, 2013 10:43 AM

    UNDATED - David "Deacon" Jones, one of the giants of the NFL in the 1960's, has died at the age of 74 from natural causes. The Hall of Fame defensive end is credited with coining the term "sack" for how he knocked down quarterbacks. His death was reported by the... more »
  • Former Saint, LSU star Randall Gay arrested Play Video

    May 9, 2013 10:19 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Police arrested former LSU Tiger football player and New Orleans Saint Randall Gay after they said he was involved in an altercation at a Baton Rouge bar. Police confirmed to News 2 Gay was in an altercation last night outside the bar near Perkins Road and... more »
  • Second arrest made in bar fight

    May 3, 2013 12:41 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police announced a second arrest has been made in the altercation outside a Tigerland bar which landed an LSU football player behind bars. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said today police arrested Robert Bayardo, 20, and charged him with second degree battery in connection with the fight on... more »
  • Battery trial against former LSU player begins today Play Video

    March 19, 2013 8:48 AM

    GONZALES - The sexual battery trial of former LSU running back Charles Scott is scheduled to begin Tuesday in state district court in Ascension Parish. Police arrested Scott in November 2011 after allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman at his Prairieville home. The 24-year-old was later arraigned on the lesser... more »
  • School releases email on injured player, situation

    November 29, 2012 11:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE- University High sent an email to members of its school community Thursday, discussing the situation surrounding a U High football player injured in a mysterious incident last weekend. D'Vante Dotson was found in a pool of blood in a park on Perkins Road. He had a head... more »
  • Family wants answers after teen was found injured in park Play Video

    November 27, 2012 10:27 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Family, police, and friends of a University High School football player are tied-up in a whirlwind of rumor, injury, and investigation. Friday night, D'Vante Dotson was found lying, unconscious, in a BREC park. The U High player was celebrating with friends after a playoff victory. Dotson's... more »
  • Injured Tulane player still stable after surgery

    September 10, 2012 4:46 PM

    TULSA, Okla. - Tulane's athletic director says it's still too early to know the long-term effects of the spinal injury Devon Walker suffered during this weekend's game at Tulsa. Rick Dickson said Monday during a brief news conference at a Tulsa hospital that Walker is under constant monitoring, care and... more »
  • Farmerville lineman dies after practice

    September 6, 2010 4:20 PM

    Farmerville police say the body of a 15-year-old football player has been sent to Little Rock for autopsy, and a report is expected within five days. A news release says Kebrion Morgan died Sunday after a light football practice. Union Parish Schools Superintendent Steve Dozier told The News-Star on Sunday... more »

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