UPDATED: 'Explosive device' report turns out to be an egg

The "possible explosive device" report that brought deputies, firefighters and state police to an Amelia home on Saturday turned out to be a bandana with an egg in it, a Louisiana State Police spokesman said.

The report Saturday morning led to the evacuation of a handful of Barrow Street homes for several hours.

The homeowner in Amelia had received threats against life and a video of an object wrapped in a bandana that had been placed under his house, said Detective Lt. David Spencer of the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning.

“During the initial investigation, the object shown in the video accompanying the threats was located under the front porch of the residence,” Spencer said in an email Monday morning. “Out of an abundance of caution, and in concordance with law enforcement protocol, the residents were evacuated, and the affected area of Barrow Street was closed to the public.”

Louisiana State Police Hazardous Material Division and Bomb Division were called in.

"The bandana was placed there on purpose to intimidate the homeowner, but that is being handled by the Sheriff's Office," LSP Troop I spokesman Thomas Gossen said in an email Monday morning.

A call about a possible explosive device at the Barrow Street home came in to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office at 11:08 a.m. Saturday. Deputies and Amelia firefighters were called to the home.

The evacuations began, and Barrow Street was closed between Lake Palourde Road and Duhon Boulevard. State police hazardous materials and a bomb unit were called in.

With the evacuations and road closure, "there is no additional threat to public safety at this time," the SMPSO said.

The Amelia Recreation Center was opened for evacuees who needed a place to go.

Evacuees were allowed to return home and Barrow Street was reopened by 8:05 p.m. Saturday, the Sheriff's Office said.

The investigation is ongoing into the threats and intimidation these residents received, Spencer said.