Tomorrow the Louisiana Board of Ethics will decide the fate of a state lawmaker who used campaign dollars to feed a gambling addiction…:
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Hurricane Irma has had winds of 185 miles per hour longer than any other storm in the history of the weather satellite era, according to Colorado State Meteorologist Phil Klotzbach. The storm is slated to approach southern Florida on Sunday. There are two other Hurricanes, Katia which is not expected to impact the US, and Jose which is far east of Irma.

A third sperm whale has been found stranded off the Louisiana coast. State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Mandy Tumlin says they are working to determine the cause of the increase in dead animals washing onto Louisiana beaches…:
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She says an autopsy will soon be conducted on this mammal found beached on Grand Isle.

Rural parishes in Louisiana are struggling more than major cities to combat the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Linda Meredith is the research and development manager for the advocacy group HEROES. She says improvements are being seen in places like Baton Rouge and New Orleans, but that’s vastly different from the trend in northeast Louisiana..:
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Louisiana ranks first in the country for new HIV infections.