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  • Former LSU diver facing charges after alleged hazing ritual involving milk & alcohol Play Video

    August 11, 2021 3:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An arrest warrant was signed Wednesday for a former LSU student-athlete after he allegedly hosted a hazing ritual that involved forcing freshmen to drink milk or alcohol until they vomited. According to the warrant, LSU police received a tip in April 2021 saying that the hazing... more »
  • Southern University investigating widespread hazing allegations, including 'being tortured'

    April 6, 2021 7:51 PM

    Southern University is investigating several on-campus hazing allegations spanning from August 2019 to March 2021 that included "gang-like" activity, physical injury and whippings with a wet towel, among others. These allegations led to a series of sanctions and suspensions. Southern University Marching Band The SU Marching Band... more »
  • Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity members shaken by trespassing incident

    October 20, 2020 8:52 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Members of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity contacted LSU Police last week, after three men allegedly trespassed onto their on-campus fraternity home, causing a disturbance and damaging property. According to arrest documents, last Friday (Oct. 16) night, around 9:15 p.m., 23-year-old Joshua Martin-Roche, 22-year-old Dexton Thibodeaux,... more »
  • Former fraternity member sentenced to prison, probation in hazing death of Max Gruver Play Video

    November 20, 2019 9:29 AM

    BATON ROUGE – A former fraternity member accused of pressuring an 18-year-old LSU student to consume alcohol to the point of drinking himself to death has received a five-year prison sentence and three years supervised probation. Matthew Naquin, who was found guilty of negligent homicide in the 2017 hazing... more »
  • Police search LSU fraternity house for drugs, investigate hazing at another in apparent crackdown

    March 8, 2019 2:09 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A rare search warrant of a fraternity house at LSU may signal the university is taking a more hardened approach to dealing with any illicit incident along its notorious stretch of Greek houses. LSU Police filed a search warrant this week for the Kappa Sigma house,... more »
  • More fraternity members booked in LSU hazing investigation Friday Play Video

    February 14, 2019 11:06 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Two more LSU fraternity members were booked into jail Friday on criminal charges. Seven of the nine students were booked on hazing charges Thursday, with Blake Chalin and Shakti Gilotra being booked Friday morning. All nine of them bonded out of jail by Friday evening. ... more »
  • Bizarre thefts of clown decorations from yards tied to LSU fraternity Play Video

    October 25, 2018 12:14 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Members of an LSU fraternity returned stolen Halloween decorations to homes around campus after frustrated homeowners found decorations gone from their yards this week. LSU said it is investigating. It appears the decorations were stolen late Tuesday night. Homeowners found the decorations missing Wednesday morning.... more »
  • $25 million lawsuit filed against LSU in last year's frat hazing death Play Video

    August 16, 2018 4:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE – The family of the LSU fraternity pledge who died in a hazing incident last year has sued the university for $25,000,000. The suit, in federal court, was filed Thursday. The 65-page lawsuit also reveals new details about the hazing incident that killed Max Gruver. The... more »
  • LSU fraternity shut down over worry about 'unsafe' activity Play Video

    October 26, 2017 4:00 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A second LSU fraternity has closed. Lambda Chi Alpha was shuttered by the national organization who deemed the local group “unsafe.” Members held a meeting to discuss the closure Sunday, but news of the closure broke days later - Thursday. "Based on the recent chapter... more »
  • LSU bans alcohol from Greek life until 2018

    October 19, 2017 5:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Alcohol will continue to be banned from Greek activities at LSU, the university revealed Thursday. In a letter sent to fraternities and sororities, F. King Alexander said alcohol will not be a part of the Greek culture on campus for the foreseeable future. The decision comes... more »
  • Suite-mates of Max Gruver speak on his tragic death Play Video

    September 16, 2017 10:05 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Max Gruver’s suitemates and neighbors describe him as “warm,” “inviting,” and “energetic.” “I really wish I could’ve gotten the chance to know him better,” said Nick Ashton, who lived a few doors down from Gruver in LSU’s South Hall. “I didn’t feel uncomfortable talking to him.”... more »
  • Man arrested after fighting deputy at sorority party

    March 4, 2017 4:45 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested after he was involved in a scuffle with an East Baton Rouge deputy at a sorority party Friday night. One out-of-uniform deputy was working an extra-duty assignment with the Renaissance Hotel on Bluebonnet Boulevard and was tasked with only allowing hotel guests... more »
  • Report: LSU fraternity put on probation until 2019

    May 12, 2016 11:51 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The LSU chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity won't be suspended. Instead, the chapter will be placed on probation until 2019, the student newspaper reports . LSU began investigating the chapter last month due to an “alleged incident,” according to university officials. The university released... more »
  • LSU fraternity under investigation after alleged incident

    April 27, 2016 3:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE- LSU is investigating the campus chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity due to an “alleged incident,” according to university officials. “We take behavioral issues or anything that impacts student safety seriously," LSU media relations director, Ernie Ballard said. According to Ballard, the university will follow the university's Policy... more »
  • LSU fraternity to change name of 'Old South' ball

    January 14, 2016 7:16 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Kappa Alpha Order at LSU will discontinue use of “Old South” and similar names for future events, according to a statement from fraternity leadership released to the school newspaper. “The Executive Council, or national board of directors, of Kappa Alpha Order recently amended an existing... more »
  • National group suspends LSU Sigma Chi charter

    December 11, 2015 4:18 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The international Sigma Chi fraternity suspended the charter of its LSU chapter Friday due to hazing and substance abuse uncovered after an investigation into the frat's activities. The investigation began after an Oct. 17 incident involving drugs and hazing at the Gamma Iota chapter house, according... more »
  • LSU suspends fraternity during drug, hazing investigation

    November 12, 2015 5:10 PM

    BATON ROUGE - LSU revealed Thursday their decision to suspend Sigma Chi fraternity activities this week stemmed from an investigation into possible drug use and hazing during the past month. Sigma Chi's International President sent out a letter saying they were suspending the LSU chapter as well. The... more »
  • LSU fraternity temporarily suspended

    November 11, 2015 9:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE - In a short, to the point statement Wednesday evening, LSU confirmed a fraternity has been suspended temporarily pending the outcome of an investigation that is being kept secret. The investigation surrounds the Sigma Chi fraternity, a university spokesperson said. "LSU placed them on interim suspension... more »
  • Man found dead in LSU fraternity house

    October 6, 2015 6:13 PM

    BATON ROUGE - LSU officials said authorities are investigating the death of a fraternity house father found Tuesday in the Kappa Alpha house. An LSU spokesperson said EMS and LSU Police got a call about the unresponsive 52-year-old man around 12:17 p.m. Police said the man was dead... more »
  • LSU student booked for attack at frat house

    September 7, 2015 8:21 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A student at LSU faces charges for attacking a woman at a fraternity house, arrest documents indicate. Michael Long, 18, was booked into parish prison over the weekend on second degree battery charges. The incident happened at the Kappa Alpha fraternity house on the night of... more »

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