Mike Danna, a staple in the agriculture broadcasting industry, has died of cancer at the age of 54. Danna was the director of public relations for the Louisiana Farm Bureau — spokesman Neil Melancon reports…

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A Carencro Catholic School student will take part in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Megan Lavergne took the grand championship in the 2015 Kiwanis Regional Spelling Bee in Lafayette. Lavergne receives an all-expenses paid trip to the national competition to be held May 24th through the 29th in Washington, DC.

A former tight end on LSU’s 2003 national championship team has been sentenced to five decades in prison for his involvement in a 2011 truck stop casino shooting in Port Allen. 32-year-old Demetri Robinson pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted second degree murder. West Baton Rouge Parish Prosecutor Tony Clayton says when Robinson opened fire he missed hitting two employees in the casino…
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Robinson was sentenced to 50 years in prison on each count, but each count is set to be served concurrently.

The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has charged 52-year-old Richard Picard Jr. of New Iberia with the illegal killing of a Louisiana Black Bear while he was hog hunting in St. Mary Parish. LDWF spokesman Adam Einck says one of the very first rules of hunter safety is to identify the target before pulling the trigger and know what you are shooting at…

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Picard faces more than $10,000 in fines and restitution and 120 days in jail.