MORGAN CITY — A man was arrested for the distribution of cocaine near a school in Morgan City on Tuesday. 

Carl Young, 52, was arrested as part of an investigation into the distribution of cocaine by the Morgan City Police Department Narcotics Division. Detectives developed information that Young was involved in distributing the drugs and conducted a search of his home on Sept. 14. 

During their search, police say they found cocaine, packaging materials and a digital scale inside the home. Young's home was located in a drug-free zone due to its proximity to a school, according to Morgan City police. 

Young was charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of a CDS law, possession of a firearm in the presence of CDS. He also had an outstanding warrant.