Louisiana’s budget deficit for the fiscal year that starts next July is now up to one-point-five billion dollars. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Police in Baton Rouge say a 22-year-old man is dead and his cousin recovering from a gunshot wound after the two were lured to an apartment complex in hopes of selling a phone to someone they met online. Investigators believe the victims were robbed then shot while inside their vehicle before the suspect or suspects fled. 22-year-old Austin Rashaad Norwood was killed. Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact authorities.

It’s been a wet couple of weeks in the Bayou State, and State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s not showing any signs of stopping. He says the wet pattern is caused by summer fronts crossing Louisiana and stalling along the coast. He says that’s what led to the downpour in New Orleans, and now there’s another front heading our way…:
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A 60% chance of coverage is forecast for Southeast Louisiana. The rest of the state can expect a stray shower or two this weekend.

The Department of Transportation says it’s been given the all clear to go ahead with the project to widen I-10 from Highland Road in Baton Rouge, to LA 73 in Ascension Parish. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says motorists should start seeing activity before the end of the year…:
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Wilson says it will take around two and a half years to widen the interstate by one lane in each direction.