A British student who hacked into one of the world's largest social networking websites was sentenced to eight months in prison Friday in what prosecutors called the most serious case of its kind that they had ever witnessed.

By PATRICK COURREGES LAFAYETTE - The Lafayette Parish School Board on Wednesday approved a pay plan that will bring the average total raise for parish teachers in the upcoming year to about $4,600 in annual pay. The figure includes $2,375 per teacher from the funding pushed by Gov.

RAYVILLE, La. - The chief deputy of Richland Parish didn't just capture the 8-foot snake that had stopped highway traffic. He recognized it. That let Chief Deputy Terry Thompson reunite the one-eyed boa constrictor with its owner, who had lost it when he moved to Rayville in March.

By PATRICK COURREGES LAFAYETTE - The Lafayette Pa