Both pleaded not guilty. Both were indicted in connection with the July 28, 2017, shooting death of Kevin Hood, 43, of Gary.

Kevin Hood wraps Athena, a Brazilian rainbow boa, around Linda Abston-Tucker's neck Monday at the Grant Parish Library main branch in Colfax. Hood and his family operate Louisiana Snake ID, which ...

More specifically, Kevin Hood is talking Louisiana snakes — a lot, and to anyone who will listen. In June and July, Hood and his family will visit 31 libraries around the state as guests of the ...