13:30 Newscast July 22, 2014

A group of teachers and parents who are in favor of Common Core have filed a lawsuit against Governor Bobby Jindal over the education standard. The lawsuit contends the governor’s series of executive orders and contract suspensions aimed at ridding the state of Common Core were unconstitutional. Yesterday, 17 state lawmakers who oppose Common Core filed a lawsuit challenging BESE’s adoption of the education standard on procedural grounds.

Officials say an arrest has been made in the case of the bomb threat last week at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that closed the campus down for an entire day. Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesman Brooks David says 30-year-old Devin Haywood of Lafayette is charged federally through the FBI with planting a hoax device and attempted armed robbery…

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David says they believe Haywood called KATC last Wednesday morning saying there was a bomb in a trash can at a park near the campus, then minutes later attempted to rob MidSouth Bank.

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 learned 37-year-old Officer Ashley Pollard and his brother, 33-year-old Courtney Pollard were allegedly making meth for personal use. He says they also learned the cop’s girlfriend, Anna King, was buying products for the meth lab. Matherene says Golden Medow Police Chief Reggie Pitre issued a statement indicating Pollard resigned from the department upon his arrest…

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Matherne says investigators found the meth lab at Officer Pollard’s and King’s home during a search of the residence.

An LSU freshman football player is recovering in a 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. The San Antonio native tweeted a picture 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 LSU has not said what led up this incident…

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Stewart says Lealaimatafao has a long road of recovery ahead of him.

The Monroe Police Department says a man has been arrested that they believe is responsible for hitting another man over the head with a large stick causing fatal injuries. 20-year-old Christopher Robinson is charged with second degree murder in the death of 48-year-old James Atwell. Robinson reportedly attacked Atwell during an argument over a cell phone.