14-year-old arrested after social media threat at Morgan City High

Morgan City police have arrested a 14-year-old on a terrorizing charge after what they described as a "school threat" on social media.

Morgan City Police Department detectives were called to Morgan City High School at 4:17 p.m. Thursday about the threat, which police didn't describe.

Police obtained an arrest warrant after identifying the juvenile as the person who made the threat, the department said. The youth was arrested and taken to the Morgan City Jail, where he was booked on the terrorizing charge.

The investigation continues, the department said.

"Chief James F. Blair wants to remind our citizens that the safety of our children in our schools are paramount," the department said on its Facebook page. "As threats are received they will be investigated to assure safety within our schools. The Morgan City Police Department is constantly in contact with school administrators to assure just that."