A state trooper and two police officers have reportedly been shot in a standoff in Avoyelles Parish. The cops were reportedly trying to negotiate with a man barricaded behind a window when the man shot them. The trooper sustained nonlife threatening injuries, one officer was shot in the lip with a BB gun, and the condition of the other officer is unknown.

Former Sons of Guns star Will Hayden will spend life behind bars for raping young girls. Michelle Southern reports…

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A convicted murderer has confessed to another murder. St. Landry Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says 23-year-old Phillip LaFleur was incarcerated in LaSalle Parish on a murder charge when he passed a note to the guards saying he wanted to speak with detectives about his great uncle Dale LaFleur, who has been missing since 2011.

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The University of Louisiana System President announces a contest for one student to receive a $500 scholarship by coming up with his 10-thousandth tweet. Dr. Jim Henderson says he thought this would be a good way to get students involved. He says the process of selecting the tweet is a very rigorous process.

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The winner will be announced on Twitter.