Most of the state is under a heat advisory this afternoon. State Climatologist Barry Keim says if you plan on spending a lot of time outside today, be prepared for some of the hottest temperatures of the year…
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Keim says we won’t get a break from the extreme heat until Tuesday.

Governor John Bel Edwards has responded with a letter of his own after Attorney General Jeff Landry criticized him for halting executions in the state. Edwards responded by saying executions are not being carried out, because the only drugs that the legislature has authorized for lethal injection haven’t been accessible since 2010.
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In a tweet, Landry says he supports the death penalty, whether it’s by lethal injection, gas, hanging or firing squad.

Dog Feces, Rodents, Flies… just some of the reasons the Louisiana Department of Health has ordered the closure of a Shreveport fish market. Regional Medical Director Administrator at LDH, Dr. Martha Whyte, says the Dupont Fish Market has been inspected three times this year.
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It’s the first time in two years that the L-D-H has ordered the closure of a restaurant because of repeated health violations.

St. John the Baptist Parish Judge Jeff Perilloux has entered a not guilty plea to three felony counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and a misdemeanor sexual battery count. Prosecutors allege Perilloux inappropriately touched two girls last year. Perilloux has maintained his innocence.