A shooting incident between groups of teens in Bastrop last night leaves two of them dead and two injured. Morehouse Parish Sheriff Mike Tubbs says one of the injured victims showed up at a local hospital and told authorities what happened…:

CUT 12(10)      “…also died.”

Tubbs says a big argument led to the gunplay. If you any tips on the crime, call the MPSO.

New Orleans high school senior Dennis “Maliq” Barnes, who set a record of receiving ten-million dollars in scholarship money, announced today he will attend Cornell University this fall. The 16-year-old scholar set a Guinness World Record for the highest amount of scholarships offered in U.S. history. Currently dual-enrolled in high school and at Southern University New Orleans, he says selecting Cornell was easy..:

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He graduates high school in three weeks, with a 4.98 GPA.

Police in Shreveport are searching for the person or persons who shot and seriously wounded a 6-year-old girl Thursday night. Police say the child was playing in her front yard when multiple people began shooting at one another. She caught a stray bullet. She suffered life-threatening injury. Caddo Crimestoppers would love to hear what you may know.

The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, which marks a historic end to the pandemic. But LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Disease specialist, Dr. Fred Lopez says the virus is still active, so we need to stay up-to-date on shots and testing…:

CUT 04(07)      “…present itself.”

Lopez says this particularly applies to the elderly, diabetics and people with otherwise compromised immune systems.