Louisiana authorities say there's a $6,000 reward for information about whoever killed a Louisiana black bear last month.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says that someone shot the bear a few days before May 17, when agents were told about the bear and collected its body from St. Mary Parish south of Franklin.

Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Investigators are currently searching for a juvenile reported as a runaway.

Gage Cameron Jeselink, age 17, was last seen at his home in Swartz on May 29, 2020.

He is described as a White male, 5’-8” tall and weighing 150 lbs.  A current clothing description is not available.  Gage may still be in the Swartz area of Ouachita Parish.

Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Gage Jeselink is asked to contact the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office at 318-329-1200.

The head of Louisiana’s gambling regulatory board has been ousted by state senators who refused to confirm his reappointment on the final day of the regular legislative session.

Ronnie Jones has been chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board since August 2013. He was among 11 appointees selected to serve on state boards who didn’t receive approval Monday from the Senate. Senators debated the confirmation decisions behind closed doors in an executive session. They voted on a list of confirmations in bulk.

A north Louisiana prosecutor is investigating allegations that two men died two weeks apart in April while in custody of one police department.

Monday, Governor John Bel Edwards announced that following continued improvement in Louisiana’s COVID-19 outlook and a significant increase in testing capacity and contact tracing, Louisiana is ready to move to Phase 2 of the White House’s reopening strategy on June 5.

“The videotaped killing of George Floyd was heartbreaking. People across this country are in pain and they want to see necessary and meaningful changes in the criminal justice system. Black people want and deserve the same thing as every American citizen - fair and equal treatment under the law.  The repeated absence of fair and equal treatment is why so many people have had such an emotional reaction.  However, violence and looting are not the answer.  It is wrong, unacceptable, and does not fix anything.