It’s been decades since Reginald Reed Jr., known as Reggie, last saw his mother Selonia Reed. Reggie Reed: After my mother was murdered, things moved fast … I couldn’t really understand, like, why would somebody kill her? Like, what did she do? Reggie Reed: I feel like I missed out on a huge part of…
Reginald Reed Jr., known as Reggie, spent more than two decades wondering who killed his mother, Selonia Reed, when he was only 6 years old. Selonia, a bank teller, was 26 when her body was found in her car in Hammond, Louisiana. One of the last memories Reggie has of that day is his mother…
A new bill in Louisiana aims to ban certain restaurant reservation apps unless they have explicit agreements with the restaurants.House Bill 90, sponsored by Lafayette lawmaker Troy Hebert, bans the sale of restaurant reservations without explicit agreements between the app and the restaurant itself. It also requires restaurants to have an agreement with the apps…
A federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to transfer the Columbia University protester’s case to Louisiana. In a written decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark said jurisdiction over the case should remain in…
U.S. President Donald Trump greets members of the audience after signing a proclamation during a Greek Independence Day celebration at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have so far taken the shape of country-specific, sweepingly reciprocal, targeted at sectors and applicable…
When Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead pro-Palestinian demonstrations while a Columbia University student, was detained this month, the Trump administration argued he should be deported to help prevent the spread of antisemitism, invoking a rarely used law. Lawyers for Mr. Khalil, a legal permanent resident who is being detained in Louisiana, quickly responded that the…
Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, to death Tuesday evening in the state’s first execution in 15 years, The Associated Press reported. Nitrogen gas has been used just four other times to execute a person in the United States — all in Alabama, the only other state with a protocol for the…
3 arrested in Louisiana student’s fraternity hazing death – CBS News Watch CBS News Three people have been arrested, one on manslaughter charges, in the death last month of a 20-year-old student at Southern University and A&M College. Authorities say Caleb Wilson died after being punched in the chest during a fraternity hazing ritual at…
BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, stopping the state from immediately moving forward with the execution, which would have been Louisiana’s first in 15…
Police in Louisiana have arrested two more people who were allegedly involved in the off-campus, fraternity hazing death of 20-year-old Southern University student Caleb Wilson last month, bringing the total arrests to three. Baton Rouge Police Department on Tuesday announced the arrests of 25-year-old Kyle Thurman and 28-year-old Isaiah Smith. They were both charged with…