Former UL Football Player Arrested

News Talk 96.5 learned that yesterday, former UL football linebacker Lance Kelley's was arrested. Kelley, a 24-year-old senior at UL, played his last game in the New Orleans Bowl in December and was arrested yesterday morning on drug charges.

Allegedly a UL police officer smelled marijuana coming from Kelley's vehicle when he was stopped for a traffic violation.

News Talk 96.5 reports that Kelley gave officers permission to search his vehicle. They found 1.5 grams of suspected marijuana and residue of marijuana. Kelley was charged with violation of uniformed controlled substances, prohibited acts and obedience to and required traffic-control devices, and possession of  marijuana.