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• Sheriff's office investigating allegations of hazing at area Catholic school

  November 1, 2021 3:40 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said Monday afternoon, it is investigating complaints of hazing at an area Catholic school. Here's the statement from deputies: "The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is currently investigating an incident that happened at Ascension Catholic High involving a group of juveniles. At... 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 »

• Southern University fraternity suspended due to hazing allegations

  March 26, 2021 7:54 PM

  Southern University's Alpha Phi Alpha chapter has been suspended due to alleged hazing that left two initiates needing medical treatment, according to statements made by the university. Southern University Communications Director Janene Tate said Alpha Phi Alpha is currently under investigation. She said administrators at the university are working... 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 »

• Defense can use Max Gruver's alleged substance abuse in LSU hazing case, Louisiana Supreme Court says Play Video

  July 7, 2019 12:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Advocate reports that Matthew Naquin's attorneys have successfully appealed an earlier ruling preventing them from presenting allegations of Maxwell Gruver's substance abuse in the weeks prior to his death by alcohol poisoning during what authorities describe as a "hazing ritual." Naquin, 21-years-old of Fair Oaks... 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 »

• LSU sorority fundraising for Max Gruver Foundation Play Video

  September 25, 2018 11:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Alpha Delta Pi sorority chapter at LSU is participating in a national fundraiser to fight hazing. The sorority is sponsoring a basketball tournament on campus Wednesday night along with raising $15,000 for the Max Gruver Foundation, and anti-hazing organization. Gruver, a freshman, was allegedly hazed... 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 outlines new hazing policies, warns of expulsion

  February 28, 2018 8:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE- LSU President F. King Alexander has issued his response to the LSU Greek Life Task Force's final recommendation on how Greek culture should change. Twenty-eight recommendations were made at the meeting earlier this month and all have been accepted by President Alexander. Among them, moving IFC tailgating... 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 »

• LSU allows more Greek activities in weeks after death of pledge

  October 5, 2017 12:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU is loosening its grip on regulations for Greek organizations that were swiftly implemented after the death of a fraternity pledge in September. Thursday, LSU agreed to allow more activities but kept its ban on overnight events and new member meetings such as study groups or... more »

• Track jockeys arrested for hazing naked teen with hot sauce

  July 7, 2017 2:13 PM

  VINTON – Four jockeys face charges after an apparent hazing stunt at the horse track in southwest Louisiana recently. State Police, who handle gaming investigations, reported Miguel Tejeda, Juan Garcia, Damian Martinez and Rolando Cabrera were booked into a local jail on charges related to an attack on a... 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 »