Former Opelousas City Council member Larry Caillier Junior is under arrest tonight.

Caillier was picked up by federal authorities Friday morning at his Opelousas home and was in court before a federal judge the same afternoon

Caillier has been charged with 3 counts of child pornography.

The first, production of child pornography, which means sexually exploiting a child to produce pornography. The second charge is causing a child to engage in criminal sexual activity. The third is possession of child pornography.