32-year-old Demetri Robinson, a former tight end on LSU’s 2003 national championship team, has been sentenced to five decades in prison for his involvement in a 2011 truck stop casino shooting in Port Allen. Robinson pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted second degree murder. West Baton Rouge Parish Prosecutor Tony Clayton says Robinson received the maximum sentence…

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Robinson was sentenced to 50 years in prison on each count, to be served concurrently.

It appears things will be bright as we start the weekend, but that will change tomorrow. Andy Tingler, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says rain chances will increase Sunday and not really drop off until maybe Thursday of next week, with some areas expected to accumulate two to three inches of rain. Tingler says temperatures will be a little below average for the coming week…

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He says the state can expect gray skies and light rain for much of next week.

State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials say a man is charged with the illegal killing of a Louisiana Black Bear while he was hog hunting in St. Mary Parish. LDWF spokesman Adam Eick says 52-year-old Richard Picard Jr. of New Iberia accidentally shot the animal thinking it was a feral hog…

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Picard faces 120 days in jail and more than $10,000 in fines and restitution.

Mike Danna, a staple in the agriculture broadcasting industry, has died of cancer at the age of 54. He passed away peacefully in his sleep shortly before 9am Friday morning. Louisiana Farm Bureau spokesperson Neil Melancon says Danna’s biggest passion was his career…

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Danna was the director of public relations for the Louisiana Farm Bureau and host of This Week in Louisiana Agriculture.