Detectives with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a juvenile in connection with a threat posted onto social media against Pineville High School. Rapides Parish School Board member Willard McCall says that school was not the only one in the parish to come under threat over the last several days.
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Those other two schools were Peabody Magnet High School and Alexandria Senior High School. And just yesterday, officials there announced they’re looking into a fourth threat at Tioga High School.
Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal shooting involving a state trooper that happened early this morning in Gonzales. It happened around two during a traffic stop at LA Highways 431 and 935. We’re told the trooper’s weapon was discharged and one person was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
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The state department of transportation says a significant step has occurred in building a new Mississippi River Bridge south of Baton Rouge. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Louisiana colleges and universities are reporting record freshman enrollments for this school year, including U-L Lafayette. Dr. DeWayne Bowie is the vice president for enrollment management.
Dr. Bowie says it’s the largest freshman class in the school’s history.