Rapper Juvenile Arrested

On Thursday, the rapper Juvenile, whose real name is Terius Gray, and his music producer, named Leroy Edwards, were arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana after neighbors told the police that they smelled pot coming from a house being used as a recording studio in Louisiana. Gray was booked at a jail in St. Bernard Parish southeast of New Orleans. He and his music producer were released later that night on bond.

Tyler Perry's Mother Dies

The mother of movie producer Tyler Perry, named Willie Maxine Perry, died on Tuesday at the age of 64. Perry had announced it on his Web site. The reason for her death is currently unknown to the public and she had worked as a pre-school teacher at the New Orleans Jewish Community Center most of her life. Perry was planning to go on the road for another tour of live "Madea" shows but it is currently unclear how this recent tragedy will have an effect on his schedule.

Rapper Juvenile Arrested

The rapper Juvenile was arrested on Tuesday after police officers pulled him over for driving with an expired tag and found marijuana in his car. He was driving from Atlanta to New Orleans when he was pulled over and arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession. He was released from jail later the same day.

Eleven Year Old Boy Causes High Speed Police Chase

In Boutte, LA, an eleven year old boy led police on a chase that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour. His parents, Leona Calloway and Rodney Brown, were charged with improper supervision of a minor and allowing an unlicensed minor to drive. The child was charged with felony flight from an officer, reckless driving, speeding, passing on the shoulder, improper lane usage, and having no driver’s license. The parents and the boy were not arrested or sent to jail and the child was released to the custody of an aunt.

The chase started at 6:30 in the morning on the Interstate outside of New Orleans when a state trooper saw a sport utility vehicle and clocked him doing 80 miles per hour in a 60 mile per hour zone. The trooper turned on his lights and siren to stop the driver but the boy accelerated and passed other cars on the shoulder and forced cars off the road. The boy eventually got off the Interstate and drove to the Burger King that his mother worked at. The police say that the boy was trying to drive home after dropping off his disabled father at an appointment at a hospital in Kenner.

Killer Bees Attack New Orleans

Africanized honeybees, also called killer bees, have settled in New Orleans. Earlier this year, demolition workers found and captured a colony of the bees. Recently more bees were found close to the same spot and they may have come from the same colony or may have come from a ship or barge.

The Department of Agriculture put traps along the north-south line throughout the state and at all of the deepwater ports to monitor the bees. Killer bees have the same venom as honeybees, but attack in groups instead of alone. They are also smaller than honeybees. If anyone sees a killer bee, it is recommended to find cover quickly.

Africanized bees first came from an experiment to increase honey production in Brazil that went wrong. A swarm escaped the lab in 1957 and went north. Then they mated with native bees. They reached Texas in 1990 and spread to California and Florida. They were first found in Louisiana in 2005.