Detectives with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a juvenile in connection with a threat posted onto social media against Pineville High School. Rapides Parish School Board member Willard McCall says that school was not the only one in the parish to come under threat over the last several days.

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Those other two schools were Peabody Magnet High School and Alexandria Senior High School.   And just yesterday, officials there announced they’re looking into a fourth threat at Tioga High School.

Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal shooting involving a state trooper that happened early this morning in Gonzales.  It happened around two during a traffic stop at LA Highways 431 and 935.  We’re told the trooper’s weapon was discharged and one person was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.

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The state department of transportation says a significant step has occurred in building a new Mississippi River Bridge south of Baton Rouge. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Louisiana colleges and universities are reporting record freshman enrollments for this school year, including U-L Lafayette.  Dr. DeWayne Bowie is the vice president for enrollment management.

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Dr. Bowie says it’s the largest freshman class in the school’s history.

A juvenile is arrested for allegedly posting a threat against a Rapides Parish high school. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The state department of transportation says a significant step has occurred in building a new Mississippi River Bridge south of Baton Rouge. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Detectives with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a juvenile in connection with a threat posted onto social media against Pineville High School. Rapides Parish School Board member Willard McCall says that school was not the only one in the parish to come under threat over the last several days.

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The other two schools were Peabody Magnet High School and Alexandria Senior High School. McCall says all three schools were in session yesterday, but they were understandably on edge.

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McCall says these threats are no jokes – they all waste valuable law enforcement resources.

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The investigation into the threats against Peabody Magnet and Alexandria Senior high schools is ongoing. The threat against Pineville High School turned out not to be credible. Still, the juvenile arrested is charged with terrorizing and is booked into the Renaissance Home for Youth.

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Many Louisiana colleges and universities are reporting record freshman enrollments for this school year. You can add UL-Lafayette to the list. Dr. DeWayne Bowie is the vice president for enrollment management.

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(3,214 incoming freshmen, nearly a five-percent increase over last year.) Dr. Bowie says besides being the largest freshman class in the school’s history, the quality of this year’s freshman class at UL-Lafayette is very good.

Cut 8 (09) “…is a 3.73.”

Bowie says despite the growing freshman class and, in effect, the growing overall student enrollment, UL-Lafayette prides itself in keeping class sizes down to a personal level.

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UL-Lafayette’s overall enrollment is just under 20-thousand students, including almost 14-thousand undergraduate students.

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The Federal Highway Administration has given the state the green light to conduct an environmental assessment for a new proposed Mississippi River Bridge south of Baton Rouge. Louisiana Transportation Secretary Glenn Ledet (le-DAY) says the approval marks a significant step in advancing the projects, and it begins the formal process to ensure the bridge is planned responsibly.

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DOTD has already identified three locations for a proposed bridge to cross south of the I-10 Mississippi River Bridge. Ledet says the environmental assessment will help engineers develop a more detailed road design, conceptual bridge designs and cost estimates for the three alternatives.

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Two community briefings have been scheduled in December in St. Gabriel and Plaquemine. Four larger public meetings will follow in early 2026. Ledet says the goal is for the environmental assessment to take a year to complete.

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The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office says it made an arrest ten minutes after a 20-year-old man killed a 21-year-old man execution style, and then put the body in a trunk. Sheriff Mike Tregre (“traig”) says Saturday night, they received a 911 call about a gunshot near Railroad Avenue, and the caller also saw a man loading the body into an orange Dodge Charger.

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Tregre says a deputy saw a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle with a possible body inside the trunk. He says the deputy executed a traffic stop and the driver told deputies there was a body in the trunk.

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Tyler Bourgeois was arrested for second-degree murder, and the victim has been identified as Tylen Anderson. Both men are from LaPlace. Tregre says Bourgeois and Anderson knew each other, and a heated argument developed while the two were driving around Saturday night.

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The Saints are pretty banged up injury-wise, but the black and gold could get tight end Taysom Hill back on the practice field this week. Head coach Kellen Moore said that it will take some time for Hill to get fully healthy, but the team is excited to bring back the veteran.

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One of the bright spots during the Saints 31-19 loss to the Bills was rookie safety Jonas Sanker. The third round draft pick intercepted Josh Allen while totaling five tackles and deflecting three passes. Moore says he is very impressed with Sanker’s growth.

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The Saints had their most success running the ball so far this season against Buffalo, rushing for 189 yards. New Orleans running back Kendre Miller had a productive game against the Bills as he rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Moore says the former second round pick has done a great job of battling through injuries while earning additional playtime.

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ULM defeated Arkansas State for the first time in 15 years this past weekend. The Warhawks will hit the road to take on a talented Northwestern team who just beat UCLA. Head coach Bryant Vincent says that the team has a shot to beat the Big Ten team if they can continue to play together like it did against Arkansas State.

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Northwestern is the second Power Four team ULM will face this season. Vincent says he favors playing games like this early on rather than later in the season.

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All events during homecoming weekend at Peabody Magnet High School were cancelled because of what officials say was a credible security threat. Community activist Tony Brown says people had been lined up along the parade route for hours before word came down that the parade had been cancelled.

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The most exciting game of the weekend was in Lafayette as the Ragin Cajuns rallied back from a 17-point third quarter deficit and defeated Marshall 54-51 in double overtime. Backup quarterback Lunch Whitfield came off the bench and accounted for five touchdowns…

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The Cajuns are off this Saturday and will visit James Madison on October 11th.

A woman is shot dead on Bourbon Street over the weekend. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Multiple reports have confirmed The College Football Playoff national championship game for the 2027 season will be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Jan. 24, 2028. The championship game that season will be played in addition to the Sugar Bowl, which will likely serve as a quarterfinal contest if the CFP stays under its current format.

UL-Lafayette football responded in a huge way after ending its two-game losing streak with a 54 to 51 win over Marshall. The victory gives the Cajuns a 2-3 record heading into its first bye weekend. Head coach Michael Desormeaux says he’s proud of how his team responded to a two-game losing streak…

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Many LSU fans are down on their football team following Saturday’s 24-19 loss to Ole Miss. It’s the Tigers first loss of the season and the offense does not look good. Junior Linebacker Whit Weeks has not lost faith though…

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The Saints kept it close; but once again, they just couldn’t get over the hump as they fell to the Buffalo Bills, 31-19. The loss drops the Saints to 0-and-4 on the season and left quarterback Spencer Rattler still searching for his first NFL win as a starting quarterback. After the game, Head Coach Kellen Moore said the Saints will keep improving and will get into the win column soon.

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Moore announced that right guard Cesar Ruiz will be out this week after he suffered a right ankle injury in Sunday’s game against the Bills.

Former LSU and current New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers will miss the rest of the 2025 season after tearing his ACL against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Going into Sunday’s game, Nabers had the fourth most receiving yards in the NFL.

A Chicago woman visiting New Orleans for her 33rd birthday is shot and killed on Bourbon Street early yesterday morning. Police say there was a fight that broke out near Canal Street, and it escalated into gunfire, and the woman was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is urging people who visit the French Quarter to leave their guns at home.

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What was supposed to be a festive weekend in Alexandria turned into a weekend of frustration and anger. All events during homecoming weekend at Peabody Magnet High School were cancelled because of what officials say was a credible security threat. Community activist Tony Brown is furious.

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Governor Landry wants the EPA to pick up the pace in cleaning up the Tangipahoa River following last month’s explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland. In a video posted to social media, Landry said he watched a video of what the river looks like more than 30 days after the explosion, and he was disgusted at the sight of all the oil in the water.

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The EPA says it’s already cleaned up almost seven million gallons of waste from the river and adjacent ponds and four million gallons have been shipped for disposal.

Many LSU fans are down on their football team following Saturday’s 24-19 loss to Ole Miss. It’s the Tigers first loss of the season and the offense does not look good. Linebacker Whit Weeks has not lost faith…

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She was in the wrong place at the wrong time – a woman visiting New Orleans from Chicago celebrating her 33rd birthday is shot dead on Bourbon Street early yesterday morning. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says a fight broke out near Canal Street, and it culminated in gunfire.

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The Saints are 0-4 for the first time since 2012 after losing to Buffalo 31-19. Just like two of their previous losses, New Orleans was in the game in the fourth quarter, but didn’t make enough plays to win. Spencer Rattler is now 0-and-10 as a starting quarterback in the NFL.

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The Saints will host the Giants this weekend. New York receiver and former LSU star Malik Nabers is out for the season with a torn ACL.

Due to what they say were credible threats, officials in Alexandria cancel Peabody Magnet High School’s homecoming weekend. Jeff Palermo reports.

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That threat is one of several threats made towards schools in Rapides Parish; and now, we’re getting word that a juvenile has been arrested in connection with a threat against Pineville High School. The threat was determined not to be credible. The juvenile is charged with terrorizing and is booked into the Renaissance Home for Youth.

Four people were shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Sunday morning. A female tourist from Chicago celebrating her birthday was killed, and her sister was wounded. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick…

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Another woman was also wounded and so was a male. Cops are looking for four people who were involved in the shooting.

Tough weekend for LSU and Saints fans as their teams lost but Ragin Cajuns fans are riding high after watching their team rally back from a 17-point deficit to beat Marshall in double overtime.  Backup quarterback Lunch Whitfield came off the bench and accounted for five touchdowns…

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The Cajuns are off this Saturday and will visit James Madison on October 11^th at 11 AM on ESPN 2.

Governor Landry wants the EPA to pick up the pace in cleaning up the Tangipahoa River following last month’s explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland. In a video posted to social media, Landry said his commitment is to the people of Tangipahoa Parish, especially those who live near the site of the explosion and the river.

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The EPA says it’s already cleaned up almost seven million gallons of waste from the river and adjacent ponds.

Officials had to cancel the homecoming parade and game for Peabody High School in Alexandria because of what authorities call a credible threat. Community activist Tony Brown says it’s disappointing…

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Another social media threats today, directed towards Alexandria Senior High, Peabody and Pineville High School, but classes were not cancelled.

Governor Jeff Landry is calling on the EPA to move faster in cleaning up the oil in the waterways in Tangipahoa Parish that’s the result of the explosion and fire Smitty’s Supply in Roseland. Landry says he’s seen video that shows the Tangipahoa River is oily as it was more than 30 days ago and he got several people on the phone…

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And the search is ongoing in New Orleans for the person or persons that started shooting on Bourbon Street early Sunday morning killing a female tourist from Chicago and wounding her sister. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says visitors that visit the French Quarter should leave their guns at home…

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Police have released surveillance video of the four people involved in a fight before shots were fired.

Peabody High School in Alexandria had to cancel its homecoming parade and its football game against Franklin because of what authorities call a credible threat. Owner of the Peabody Warhorse Nation Network, Tony Brown, says the cancellation of the parade came hours before it was set to start on Saturday and many people are upset…

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Another social media threat today, this time targeting Alexandria Senior High, Peabody and Pineville. But classes are still being held.

It was a successful homecoming for the ULM Warhawks as they snapped a 15-game losing streak to Arkansas State by rallying back from a ten-point deficit to beat the Red Wolves 28-16 on Saturday. Warhawks Coach Bryant Vincent says it’s another big win for the program and the community…

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The Warhawks play a Big 10 school this Saturday as they visit Northwestern.

Governor Landry wants the EPA to pick up the pace in cleaning up the Tangipahoa River following last month’s explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland. In a video posted to social media, Landry said his commitment is to the people of Tangipahoa Parish, especially those who live near the site of the explosion and the river.

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LSU suffers its first loss of the season, falling to Ole Miss, 24-19. Garrett Nussmeier had one of his worst games, throwing for only 197 yards with a touchdown and a costly interception. Coach Brian Kelly says the offense’s failure comes as a collective unit.

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Due to what they say were credible threats, officials in Alexandria cancel Peabody Magnet High School’s homecoming weekend. Jeff Palermo reports.

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