The Lafayette Police Department says one of their officers was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting the night before. Corporal Paul Mouton said cops went to the apartment where they were told the man might have been…

cut 6 (09) “hiding in a closet”

He says the officer and suspect, 23-year-old Chase Chaisson, exchanged gunfire and both were hit. Chaisson will be charged with attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, among other charges, when released from the hospital.

Forecasters are keeping an eye on an area of low pressure in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Andrew Ansorge, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says slow development is expected because of the presence of dry air and high wind shear in the Gulf. But he says it will increase our chance of rain for the weekend…

cut 5 (08) “more of a concern”

The National Hurricane Center gives Invest 92-L a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next five days.

Monroe police say a man shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend in the parking lot of a daycare center. Assistant police chief Don Bartley says 32-year-old Marlando Honeycutt had just dropped off his girlfriend’s kids at the daycare center, when Lemerick Christopher walked up and confronted Honeycutt…

cut 15 (07) “once in the chest”

Christopher was arrested shortly after the shooting and faces several charges including attempted murder.

The LSU Board of Supervisors Approves a three year contract extension for Athletic Director Joe Alleva. He isn’t getting a raise, but his base salary will remain $725,000. Alleva says he loves his job…

cut 9 (08) “to have that extension”

The extended contract is good through 2019.