The center of Tropical Storm Marco is about 50 miles southeast of the mouth of the Missisippi River, but it has weakened from yesterday when it was a hurricane. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the bigger concern is Tropical Storm Laura near Cuba and he says the storm will strengthen as it heads to the Gulf of Mexico…
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Keim says Laura is expected to be at least a Category Two hurricane when it makes landfall along the Gulf Coast.

Governor Edwards is asking residents not to become complacent, just because Marco has weakened. He’s also grateful President Trump has approved the state’s request for federal assistance…
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Entergy Louisiana has restoration crews in place as the state braces for the impacts of Marco and Laura. Customer Service Vice President Melanie Stewart says there are many complexities that come with preparing for two different storms
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State Police continues to investigate Friday’s fatal police shooting in Lafayette that resulted in the death of 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin. Investigators say Pellerin was armed with a knife and tried to enter an occupied conveinence after disobeying commands from several police officers. NAACP Lafayette President Mardja Broussard notes this is the third Lafayette Police officer-involved shooting in the last five months…
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Protests have taken place the last two nights with only a small number of arrests.