A maintenance worker at a horse farm in Bossier Parish is in jail after he allegedly set off a bomb underneath a home located at that same horse farm. Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Bill Davis, says 54-year-old Douglas Holley of Benton was employed at the horse farm for four months and was apparently upset with a veterinarian who lived on the property…

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No one was seriously injured in the incident. Holley faces two counts of attempted first degree murder and one count of manufacturing a bomb.

State Climatologist Barry Keim says Louisiana should brace for wet weather conditions leading up to Christmas. He says the rain is due to a slow moving cold front settling over the state today. Keim says this front is expected to stall before ever passing through the state…

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He says the entire state is vulnerable to heavy rainfall up to Christmas Eve.

A Ferriday woman was sentenced to five months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $100,000 in Veterans Affairs death benefits intended for her late aunt. 45-year-old Linda Bourgeois shared a joint account with her late aunt, who received payments through her husband’s military service. When the woman died in 2007, Bourgeois failed to notify the VA of her death. Bourgeois was also sentenced to five months of home confinement and ordered to pay restitution.

Blue Bell lovers in Louisiana are rejoicing as the ice cream is back in stores today across the state. Emelie Gunn has more…

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