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LSU student Madison Brooks was given CPR by two strangers after being struck by car following alleged rape

In a statement to The Independent, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office said 19-year-old Brooks died from multiple traumatic injuries

The Independent UK

Madison Brooks timeline: From Baton Rouge bar to alleged rape and death, what happened to the LSU student?

Nineteen-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted while intoxicated before being hit by car near Baton Rouge

The Independent UK

Madison Brooks news – latest: LSU student’s cause of death revealed as surveillance video shows last moments

Nineteen-year-old sorority sister was hit by a car and died on 15 January after alleged rape by group of men she met at Reggie’s Bar in Baton Rouge

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Madison Brooks news - latest: Suspects accused of student’s rape ‘callously laughing’ in video, as bar closes

Nineteen-year-old sorority sister was hit by a car and died on 15 January after alleged rape by group of men she met at Reggie’s Bar in Baton Rouge

The Independent UK

Madison Brooks was killed by a car. Now, four men who left her on the road are charged with rape

Madison Brooks alleged rape and subsequent death have sparked outrage in the community of Baton Rouge, with fellow LSU students, mothers and the university’s president demanding justice for the student, Andrea Blanco and Rachel Sharp report

The Independent UK

Madison Brooks timeline: From Baton Rouge bar to alleged rape and death, what happened to the LSU student?

Nineteen-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted while intoxicated before being hit by car near Baton Rouge

The Independent UK

12 people are injured from a shooting at a Louisiana nightclub

A dozen people were injured in a Baton Rouge nightclub shooting, authorities in Louisiana said Sunday. No arrests have been made, but police believe the early morning attack was "targeted."

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Bleeding and in pain, a pregnant woman in Louisiana couldn’t get answers

BATON ROUGE, La. — When Kaitlyn Joshua found out she was pregnant in mid-August, she and her husband, Landon Joshua, were excited to have a second baby on the way. They have a 4-year-old daughter and thought that was just the right age to help with a younger sibling.

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12 people injured in shooting at Louisiana nightclub

Authorities say 12 people were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, early Sunday

The Independent UK

Louisiana teens' deaths put spotlight on police chases

The deaths of two teenage girls in a Louisiana town have brought renewed attention to fatalities that happen during high-speed police chases

The Independent UK

Police officer arrested after two high school cheerleaders killed in high-speed crash

‘We don’t know why God took our daughter, but I bet she is running shop up there’

The Independent UK

Review: 'Emancipation,' with Will Smith, struggles to do its real-life survival story justice

In March 1863, two months after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, a Black man known as Peter (other accounts name him as Gordon) escaped a Louisiana plantation, endured 10 days in alligator-infested marshes and found his way to Baton Rouge, where he received medical attention and soon enlisted…

Los Angeles Times

Virginia RB Mike Hollins in Critical Condition After Charlottesville Shooting

The junior running back from Baton Rouge, La., will undergo a second surgical procedure on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

The Straw Hat Left Behind: How One Nick Saban Legend Was Born

The scene of this tale takes us to Baton Rouge, where the Alabama coach and his Crimson Tide face LSU on Saturday in an SEC showdown.

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The Independent UK

Mississippi River's low water level reveals shipwreck

A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas

The Guardian - US

‘Holy moly!’ drought-hit Mississippi River reveals 19th-century trading ship

Baton Rouge resident Patrick Ford discovers sunken Brookhill trading ship as lack of rainfall creates record-low water levels

Sports Illustrated

Son of Ex-NFL QB Bubby Brister Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run

Walter Andrew Brister IV turned himself into police on Wednesday following Saturday’s incident in Baton Rouge

Los Angeles Times

Mystikal denied bond as details emerge in latest sexual-assault case

Mystikal has been denied bond following allegations that he beat, raped and robbed a woman during a financial dispute in his suburban home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Rapper Mystikal, accused of rape, denied bond by judge

A Louisiana judge has refused to set any bond for rapper Mystikal, who is accused of raping and choking a woman at his home outside Baton Rouge

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Canadian owner OKs $84M in work, $1.5M fine; Louisiana plant

Federal and Louisiana agencies say the owner of a closed fertilizer plant near Baton Rouge has agreed to clean up more than a billion pounds of hazardous waste and to pay a $1.5 million fine

The Independent UK

Abortions outlawed in Louisiana after judge ends restraining order

The state’s ‘trigger’ laws will likely force clinics to close until the legal challenge resumes in Baton Rouge

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WATCH: Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire training in Baton Rouge

#Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire stopped to train with @coach_brodie at @EliteTrainingBR while visiting his hometown and college stomping grounds.

The Guardian - US

Industrial water use threatens Louisiana capital’s drinking water

Unchecked water use by companies like Exxon risks saltwater intrusion and undrinkable tap water

Sports Illustrated

The Farmer’s Daughter Who Helped Keep SEC Football in Motion

Over the last two years, Dr. Katie O’Neal has dealt with everything from Zooms with Nick Saban to online personal attacks.

The Independent UK

Sheriff's corporal shot in 2016 Baton Rouge ambush dies

A Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy has died nearly six years after he was injured in an ambush that killed three other law enforcement officers

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