A Monroe couple is charged with second degree cruelty to a juvenile after taking their 7-week-old son to the hospital. Doctors discovered the infant was suffering from bleeding on the brain and tests showed various stages of healing in the child’s brain, which indicated repeated abuse. 29-year-old James Hall, a teacher at Carroll High School, and his wife, 27-year-old Emily Rae Hall were booked into the Ouachita Correctional Facility each on $50,000 bond.

State Police say a Houma woman extorted an undisclosed amount of money from illegal immigrants while working as a Spanish interpreter for the Terrebonne Parish Government. Trooper Evan Harrell says 45-year-old Trina Bourg used her position to extort money claiming to be able to get their court cases dropped. Harrell says when the arrest was made, Bourg was turned over to federal agents…

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He says upon her release from St. Charles Parish, Bourg will be transported back to Terrebonne Parish to face multiple state charges including extortion and malfeasance in office.

The New Orleans Saints report to training camp in Lewsburg, West Virginia today and the Black and Gold nation is already stocking up on their gear for the mega-hyped 2014 season. Michelle Southern has the story…

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Following a discovery in Arkansas, Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Mike Strain says the USDA is conducting trap surveys across the state to watch for Emerald Ash Borer, or EAB, beetles. He says when the pest gets into an ash tree, it generally kills the tree in three to five years. Strain says the beetle is often transported into an area through infested firewood. He says the EAB has a distinctive look…

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He says the best way to prevent the pest is to not move firewood more than ten miles from where it was purchased. For more information about the beetle, go to the website www-dot-emeraldashborer-dot-info.