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An active shooter situation is nothing to take lightly.

That goes for any law enforcement agencies who have to work them and for any criminals who like to call them in.

Over the years, we have seen rashes of bomb threats being called in at various schools and even businesses. Many times, these threats are false and the criminals calling them in are usually caught and arrested.

Apparently, since the school shooting massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, schools in Louisiana parishes are having to deal with automated false reports saying that there is an active shooter at a local school.

As a matter of fact, a number of robocalls went out around Louisiana yesterday, reporting fake ‘active shooter’ situations at a number of schools, according to Louisiana State Police. Schools in Ouachita, Lafayette, Iberia, St. Mary and Beauregard parishes received these calls. No actual shooters were found. Other states have gotten the hoax calls as well.

Well, that happened in New Iberia on Thursday as Iberia Parish Sheriff's deputies say a false report came in just after 1:00 p.m. to the IPSO Dispatch Division that there was an active shooter at Westgate High School.

After immediately communicating to their School Resource Officer at Westgate High, confirmation came in that "there was no critical incident at the school." Deputies still quickly checked the school for reassurance and found no immediate threat.