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Matt Bruce

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Covers:  Civil, criminal, appellate and Supreme courts in Louisiana
Doesn't Cover: Everything else
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Matt Bruce’s Biography

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I've always felt journalism is equal parts art and science. I attack it from the point of artistry.
I love to write and live to tell stories. For the past decade or so, I've provided glimpses into peoples' lives day in and day out as a news journalist.
I've worked in four different states for about 10 different daily newspapers and digital magazines in that span. My coverage has primarily centered on crime, courts and local politics.
I currently cover state and federal courts in Baton Rouge, …

Matt Bruce’s Journalist Portfolio

In LSU student Max Gruver's hazing death, Baton Rouge jury delivers $6.1 million verdict

In LSU student Max Gruver's hazing death, Baton Rouge jury delivers $6.1 million verdict

A Baton Rouge jury found Wednesday that the parents of an LSU student whose death at a fraternity party launc…

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He speaks 7 languages. Here's how he helps preserve justice in Louisiana's courts.

He speaks 7 languages. Here's how he helps preserve justice in Louisiana's courts.

Almost daily, people stumble into the high-stakes world of criminal and civil court seeking justice - but the…

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Ghosts of the 'Old South' haunt preservation of Aunt Fanny's Cabin in Smyrna

Ghosts of the 'Old South' haunt preservation of Aunt Fanny's Cabin in Smyrna

A city task force has been assembled that could restore some of its former luster, but not everyone wants to …

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'It feels hopeless': Flash flood puts Cobb County homeowners underwater

'It feels hopeless': Flash flood puts Cobb County homeowners underwater

When Rebecca Klein and Orion Smith moved into their east Cobb County home last year, they planned to live the…

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Incentives part of plan to attract, retain 911 dispatchers amid high turnover

Incentives part of plan to attract, retain 911 dispatchers amid high turnover

"I was a trainer, and I always told my trainees the calls aren't personal, they don't affect you," she said. …

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Judge: Court has no say in property fight in Louisiana Methodist church split

Judge: Court has no say in property fight in Louisiana Methodist church split

Plaintiffs sought an order stopping the Louisiana conference from divesting property to more churches. David …

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Trial opens in New Orleans East killing of woman 8-months pregnant

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By Matt Bruce Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
A class action lawsuit alleging Fair Labor Standards Act violations against the owners of a group of IHOP franchises in Louisiana and Mississippi has expanded to more than 450 with a new filing. File photo, Nola.com A 2019 drive-by shooting that left a woman and her unborn baby dead in New Orleans East followed more than a year of conflict between her boyfriend and the men accused of killing her, prosecutors told a jury in court Wednesday.
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New Orleans civil judge candidate should stay booted from race, Louisiana Supreme Court decides

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By Matt Bruce Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
Edward Washington III, left, and civil court district judge Jennifer Medley The Louisiana Supreme Court on Monday agreed that Edward Washington III should stay out of a judicial election, denying his last-ditch effort to remain viable in a race to unseat Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Jennifer Medley. In rejecting Washington’s request to remain in the race, the state court upheld decisions by two lower courts to disqualify Medley’s lone challenger over his tax filings.
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Federal judge grills defendant over ‘coincidental’ house donation to New Orleans judge

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By Matt Bruce Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
A federal judge in New Orleans said Tuesday that he had planned to spare prison time for Arthur Allen Jr., a New Orleans man who pleaded guilty in April to bilking the government out of more than $700,000 in pandemic relief money.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I took box scores from high school coaches as the nightly agate page designer for a small daily just outside of St. Louis.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

All through elementary school

How is social media changing news?

It's changing the speed and vetting process. I think it's also showing why we need people to confirm facts to weed out misinformation.