State Police are now investigating an officer-involved shooting in Shreveport that left one man dead. Very little is known about what happened last Friday night at the Villa Norte apartments. Police Chief Wayne Smith assures a thorough investigation and says his heart goes out to the family of the deceased, 43-year-old Alonzo Bagley…:

CUT 11(11)      “…in Shreveport.”

23-year-old Officer alexander Tyler has been placed on administrative while the investigation continues.

St. Tammany Parish sees three men overdose – quite probably on fentanyl – within 24 hours over the weekend. All of them relatively healthy men in their 30’s. Parish coroner Dr. Chuck Preston says it’s unusual to see a cluster of such cases like this..:

CUT 04(08)      “…most likely fentanyl.”

He urges drug users to get the rescue drug Narcan and keep it handy.

LSU-Alexandria announces record enrollment for the spring semester. Director of Admissions Joshua Perrodin says they have 3992 students enrolled this semester, which is the biggest spring class in LSUA history…:

CUT 12(10)      “…at the university.”

The class reflects the largest spring-to-spring increase in students LSUA has ever seen; nearly 13-percent. Perrodin says LSUA wants to hit 5000 student classes by 2025.

Lafayette TV station KLFY is peacock-proud of its morning and noon news anchor, Sylvia Masters, being crowned Miss Louisiana USA 2023. Masters was crowned Saturday night at the pageant in Metairie. She’s a native of Houma and has been competing in pageants for about 15 years. During her reign, she hopes to bring more awareness to early detection and screenings for cancer