Governor John Bel Edwards believes partisan politics were behind the harsh line of questioning at a Congressional hearing examining the response to last year’s historic flooding. Republican lawmakers questioned why the state has yet to appropriate the $1.6 billion Congress provided for flood recovery. Edwards said the holdup is on the federal level…:
Cut 13 (10) “second action plan”
The comments were made on the Jim Engster Show.

In the extended range outlook of Atlantic Seasonal tropical activity, the Colorado State University Forecast team anticipates the 2017 Hurricane season will have slightly below-average activity. They forecast this year there will be 4 hurricanes, 2 of them major, and 11 named storms. They say the probability of US major hurricane landfall is estimated to be about 80 percent of the long-period average.

US Senator Bill Cassidy is presenting an obesity fighting bill which would allow Medicare to cover the cost of new prescription drugs for chronic weigh management. He says the bill also makes weight loss counseling more available to Medicare recipients..:
Cut 8 (10) “behavioral therapy”

When it comes to criminal justice reform, the state DA’s Association says they support recommendations to reduce sentences for certain non-violent offenders. But Executive Director Pete Adams says careful consideration must be made to ensure dangerous criminals who pled down to non-violent offenses are not released…:
Cut 6 (09) “offenders”
Governor Edwards is leading an effort to reduce the state’s incarceration rate.

The National Weather Service says at least 17 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana during the Sunday/Monday severe weather event.