41-year-old Scott Cooper of Church Point has been arrested following the early morning murder of a 17-year-old male earlier this week.

According to a Facebook post from the Rayne Police Department, the incident happened on May 16th in Rayne.

Very little details have been released on the homicide. We do know that Rayne Police received help during the investigation from seven other law enforcement agencies - Duson Police Department, Louisiana State Police, Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office, Lafayette Sherriff’s Department, Lafayette Police Department, St Landry Sheriff's Department, and the Houston Police Department.

Rayne Police Chief Carroll Stelly says his department will release additional information at a later date.

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