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Campus police at Louisiana State University cited a student accused of grabbing and attempting to follow a person near one of the school’s residence halls.

Officials with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) have released the initial findings of the internal investigation into the agency’s handling of a case that resulted in the death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson, III.

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ says the handling of certain cases by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) represents a “real failure.”

The 9News Investigators have learned that the Department of Children and Family Services is conducting a full review of how the case was handled after the overdose death of a 2-year-old boy.

Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Department of Corrections spokesman Ken Pastorick said.

A former Louisiana state senator was caught on camera saying he’d “go to the sheriff” to report an Assumption Parish sheriff’s deputy who criticized his so-called speeding habit.

A Louisiana State Police (LSP) spokesman says an employee remains on active duty, despite that employee’s involvement in an ongoing boating crash investigation.

A trooper stopped the head of Louisiana State Police for speeding along a dangerous stretch of a Louisiana interstate last month.

Davis said Friday that he was “simply wrong in that situation.”

The man convicted of shooting and killing LSU basketball player Wayde Sims in 2018 has been formally sentenced to life in prison, according to a report published in The Advocate.

Louisiana State Police’s second-in-command is officially done. Doug Cain retired abruptly as several investigations swirl.

A Louisiana state lawmaker’s testimony about Gov. John Bel Edwards’ knowledge of the Ronald Greene death investigation is drawing a strong denial from the governor’s top staffers.

Just days after Tiki Tubing owner John Fore was arrested for sexual battery, his partner, Patricia Fore, has been booked on the same charge.

Pastor Tony Spell says he’s already planning a triumphant Sunday sermon, following a Louisiana Supreme Court decision.

The fraternity is suspended until May of 2023 and is barred from campus activities. It is also blocked from selecting or admitting new members during the suspension.

Exclusive new audio obtained by the 9News Investigators revealed what was said when retired Louisiana State Police (LSP) superintendent Kevin Reeves and his legal team met privately with Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder (R - Gonzales) earlier this year to discuss Ronald Greene’s death investigation.

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit south Louisiana, on Friday, Feb. 25, according to the White House.

An investigation continued Sunday, as Louisiana State Police leaders worked to piece together exactly how long Adam Gaubert’s ambush went unnoticed.

Former East Baton Rouge Metro Council member, turned Louisiana State Representative, C. Denise Marcelle has rescinded a “key to the city” given to performer R. Kelly.

Baton Rouge police officers filmed kneeling on a teen’s body are being sued.

A threat of gun violence in Louisiana’s capitol building is under investigation.

Louisiana State Police leaders fired troopers linked to the deadly arrest of Ronald Greene and the beating of another man in Franklin Parish, located in North Louisiana.

Gloria Scott denies ever putting a price tag on her silence about alleged sexual harassment by former Louisiana State University (LSU) Tiger football star Derrius Guice.

Rampant hazing reported on Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus since January of 2019 has led to sanctions and suspensions in three Greek letter organizations and the university’s famed band.

A federal indictment details a dark scheme allegedly planned by a Louisiana teen to “kidnap and murder gay men whom he met online.”

Officials have confirmed the trooper’s resignation was effective close of business March 10.

Federal officials are investigating how accurately Louisiana State University reports crime on its campus and among its students.

Health officials in Louisiana warned healthcare providers not to prioritize their own patients when distributing vaccines.

Two miners are dead following a roof collapse on Avery Island.

Parents can use the email address linked here to report concerns about schools not complying with a minimum of the state’s in-person instruction safety guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.

An independent autopsy ordered by the family of 15-year-old Quawan Charles list drowning as a possible factor in his death, a family attorney confirms.

Video shows no one was with 15-year-old Quawan Charles around the time of his death, deputies in the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office reported. The sheriff’s office said the video shows Charles near the area and no one is recorded before or after he is seen on video “for some time."

Demonstrators questioning the possibility that the death of Quawan Charles involves foul play gathered along with the teen’s family Wednesday, Nov. 11, outside of the Iberia Parish Courthouse to demand more information be released.

Gov. Edwards called the petition from Republican lawmakers “reckless, irresponsible, and unconscionable” during a firey news conference Friday, Oct. 23.

Lawmakers ended Louisiana’s special legislative session Friday, October 23, just days ahead of the Tuesday deadline.

A Louisiana State Trooper, who is now deceased, is heard admitting he “beat the ever-living f*ck” out of a Black man during a struggle that followed a May 2019 pursuit.

People can now track the date their COVID-19 relief payment is scheduled to be deposited into their bank account or mailed to them.

Close to 200 new laws take effect in Louisiana Saturday, Aug. 1.

Multiple brands of hand sanitizer have been recalled due to the undeclared presence of methanol.

Several hemp oil products sold across the nation contain an amount of lead that exceeds federal guidelines and, if consumed, can cause health complications.

Laine Hardy says he has recovered from the coronavirus.

Louisiana voters have just a few more hours to request an absentee ballot for the Presidential Preference Primary and Municipal Primary elections.

L’Auberge opened in Baton Rouge in 2012. It’s Lake Charles location opened in 2005.

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson appeared alongside Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards in a public service announcement reminding residents to wear a mask while out in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, the illness blamed for a global pandemic that has killed thousands.

The FBI published an alert saying it’s important to report these types of schemes immediately.

A bill signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says the state will adopt daylight saving time as the year-round standard time, pending changes in federal law.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Friday, June 12, signed a bill into law that makes it a crime to throw water on members of law enforcement.

It’s a law that targets habitual drunkards, prostitutes, habitual gamblers, people who loiter, and able-bodied people who seek to support themselves with welfare or charity rather than seeking employment.

Kinnedy Smith, 21, was found dead with stab wounds Saturday, June 6.

Law enforcement officials dressed in tactical gear formed a line near demonstrators on Siegen Lane in Baton Rouge Sunday, May 31.