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• The rumors are true: LSU stars Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes are dating

  August 18, 2023 2:20 PM

  Paul Skenes, LSU's star pitcher turned top MLB draft pick, has confirmed a long-circulating rumor of a romantic relationship between him and Olivia Dunne, the LSU gymnast who's become a trailblazer in the post-NIL sports world. Skenes, who was picked first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft by the... more »

• LSU superstar Livvy Dunne launches fund to help secure NIL deals for female athletes

  July 6, 2023 1:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Tigers gymnast and social media darling Olivia Dunne has leveraged her online presence into a multimillion-dollar revenue stream, and now she's looking to help other female athletes at LSU find similar success. Partnering with Bayou Traditions, the 20-year-old launched the Livvy Fund . Described by... more »

• Killer tied woman to steering wheel, stabbed her to death on Facebook Live Play Video

  April 19, 2022 7:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman was found dead in the parking lot of an office building on Sherwood Forest Boulevard late Monday night, hours after she was tied up and repeatedly stabbed during an attack that was livestreamed on social media. Police discovered 34-year-old Janice David's body shortly before... more »

• Instagram rolling out new features to prevent social media addiction

  December 7, 2021 4:59 AM

  For years now, health experts have been warning against the dangers of social media addiction. According to one Healthline article , s ome experts estimate up to ten percent of people in the United States are battling social media addiction. What is social media addiction? This form... more »

• 13-year-old arrested after threatening to 'shoot up' St. Tammany Parish school

  October 22, 2021 4:44 PM

  LACOMBE - A boy was arrested Friday after he allegedly threatened to commit a shooting at his junior high school. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said the 13-year-old student at Monteleone Junior High made threats on Snapchat saying he would "shoot up" the school. A school resource officer... more »

• Gorilla Glue 'sorry to hear about' La. woman who glued her hair in place

  February 8, 2021 6:41 PM

  A Louisiana woman who ended up in a hospital after she tried to use Gorilla Glue as a substitute for hair spray has caught the attention of the company. Tessica Brown went viral over the weekend after she used Gorilla Glue spray on her hair. Brown went viral on... more »

• Man allegedly tried to rob woman in Walmart parking lot, claimed it was a prank

  December 7, 2020 5:39 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A man arrested for an alleged robbery attempt outside a local Walmart claims it was just a prank gone wrong. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said Jonathan Ambeau, 23, of Baton Rouge was arrested for the crime Monday. Surveillance cameras outside the Port Allen... more »

• Undercover detectives arrest woman accused of selling fake ID's on Instagram

  February 6, 2020 8:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office say a woman who has a knack for making falsified documents has been apprehended and put behind bars for forgery and fraud. According to an official report, as detectives were looking into a case involving forged documents... more »

• Teen accused of sharing intimate photos on social media

  March 13, 2017 8:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Police say a Baton Rouge teen was arrested Sunday after he shared intimate photos of a woman on social media. According to arrest documents, a female victim told Baton Rouge Police that Brodrick Tuggle took a photo of her performing sexual acts and shared it on... more »

• Beyonce announces she's pregnant with twins

  February 1, 2017 2:05 PM

  Superstar couple Beyonce and Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter, are expecting twins. The "Lemonade" singer announced her pregnancy via her Instagram account with a photo showing off her baby bump. She wrote: We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times... more »

• Rapper who dissed Trump arrested on firearm charges Play Video

  June 3, 2016 12:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man known in the Baton Rouge area for his anti-Donald Trump rap stylings after he was accused of possessing dozens of guns reported stolen from an area gun shop. 22-year-old Demarcus Davis was booked into the parish prison on charges of illegal possession... more »

• Lil' Boosie announces he has kidney cancer via Instagram, deletes post

  November 25, 2015 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Rapper Lil’ Boosie announced Wednesday via Instagram that he has kidney cancer. In the caption of an image on his Instagram page, the Louisiana rapper, real name Torrence Hatch, asked for his fans to pray for him after receiving news that he has “cancer on his... more »