Investigators say the apartment fire in Lafayette Parish that killed a nine-year-old girl early yesterday morning was the result of arson. Chris Cormier with the sheriff’s office says Julian Jacob faces several charges.
No word on a motive or Jacob’s relationship with the people who lived inside the apartment that was set on fire.
A new report from the New England Journal of Medical Evidence shows the national smoking rate is now below ten-percent. Taslim van Hattum (HATE-um), the interim director of the New England Journal of Medical Evidence, says while Louisiana’s smoking rate is higher at 14-percent, there’s actually a bigger concern.
Cut 5 (11) “…and prevention efforts.”
ULM is touting its College of Pharmacy, which it says has a 100-percent job placement rate. The school’s dean, Dr. Gina Craft, says when the students graduate, they’re immediately ready to launch their careers.
Cut 10 (14) “…when they graduate.”
One of the top athletes in the country has committed to play football at LSU. Ruston High’s Ahmad Hudson is ranked as the top tight end in the country for the Class of 2027. More than 30 schools offered Hudson a scholarship, and KNOE-TV Sports Director Aaron Dietrich says he narrowed the list to two.
Being that Hudson is also ranked as the best basketball player in the state, he also wants to play for Will Wade on the Tigers’ basketball team.