Officials say an arrest has been made in the case of the bomb threat last week at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesman Brooks David says a multiple agency investigation lead to the arrest of 30-year-old Devin Haywood of Lafayette…

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Haywood is charged with planting a hoax device and attempted armed robbery but David says more charges and more arrests are possible.

According to the Annie B. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Book, Louisiana ranks among the worst in the country in terms of the well-being of children. The Bayou State ranks 47th among all states and the District of Columbia. The report contributes Louisiana’s poor showing to children who live in poverty and single parent homes whose situation deteriorated from previous reports.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested a Golden Meadow Police officer in connection with a methamphetamine investigation. Spokesman Brennan Matherne says they began conducting this investigation in April…

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He says they also learned the cop’s girlfriend, Anna King, was buying products for the meth lab. Matherne says Golden Meadow Police Chief Reggie Pitre issued a statement indicating Pollard resigned from the department upon his arrest.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Donaldsonville man after finding his wife shot to death at their home. Police Chief Tony Bacala says deputies responded to the residence after receiving a call at 10 o’clock Monday morning…

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When authorities arrived, they found 27-year-old Shella Howard dead, having been shot several times. 31-year-old Jaris Howard was arrested on second degree murder and other charges.

An LSU freshman football player is recovering in the hospital today after severely cutting his arm during an incident in the school’s weight room. Assistant editor of Tiger Rag magazine, Robert Stewart, says based on what they’ve been able to gather, defensive tackle Trey Lealaimatafao punched a window at the LSU football facility…

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The San Antonio native tweeted a pictue of himself in a hospital bed with his left arm in a large cast and commented that this has been a learning experience and he’s thankful to be alive. Stewart says it appears Trey has a long road of recovery ahead of him.