There are two tropical storms that could impact Louisiana next week. Tropical Storm Laura is the biggest threat. Laura is currently producing heavy rains over portions of Puerto Rico. The storm is heading west at 18 miles per hour and it will move over Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba, before moving into the Gulf of Mexico and developing into a Category one hurricane. A strong Category one storm could make landfall along Louisiana’s coast Wednesday night.

There’s also Tropical storm Marco which is expected to become a hurricane later today over the northwest Caribbean Sea. Tim Destri, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says Marco will head towards Louisiana, before turning west Monday and weakening to a tropical storm….
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A large of portion of Louisiana’s coast is in the cone of uncertainty for Marco

There was an officer-involved shooting in Lafayette last night, but so far authorities have released very few details. State Police Trooper Derek Senegal says Lafayette police officers responded to a disturbance at a gas station and the subject then walked to another gas station with officers right behind him…
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Witnesses near the scene say the man was carrying a knife. A bystander caught the episode on video and you can hear officers fire multiple rounds into the man.

Colleges and universities will publicly report on-campus COVID-19 case data each week. Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Alex Billioux says it will be a challenge to handle college outbreaks…
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Some colleges, including LSU, are doing their own contact tracing and surveillance efforts.