Three people are behind bars for allegedly planting fake bombs at two northwest Louisiana schools to distract authorities while they robbed nearby banks. State fire marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the three suspects terrorized children and their families…
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The two schools impacted were Lakeview High School in Natchitoches Parish and Castor High School in Bienville Parish.

A GoFundMe page for the three St. Landry Parish churches that were burned by alleged arsonist Holden Matthews has raised over two million dollars for reconstruction efforts. Seventh District Missionary Baptist Association representative Mason Jack says it’s been an inspiring turn of events just in time for the Easter weekend.
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Hurricane Michael that slammed Panama City, Florida, in October has now been upgraded to a Category 5 storm at the time of landfall by the National Hurricane Center. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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After getting thumped 16-9 on Thursday, the LSU baseball team rebounded for a 13-1 win last night over Florida. Game 3 of the series is at 2 PM. Louisiana Tech was also a big winner last night, beating Marshall 19-6.