State lawmakers will not return to Baton Rouge for a veto session. Michelle Southern has the story…:

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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed three new cases of the West Nile virus this week, the first cases of the year. Two cases were confirmed in the southwest and central Louisiana region and one in the Baton Rouge area. Last year, there were 62 cases of West Nile in Louisiana. Officials ask residents to take precautions against mosquitoes in order to avoid contracting the virus.

Louisiana ranks first among southern states in the number of major business projects per capita according to Southern Business and Development magazine. State Economic Development Secretary Steven Grissom says the magazine bases their ranking on large capital investment projects and large job creation projects…

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Louisiana earned 105 points in the rankings, easily outdistancing second-place Kentucky with 63 points.

A good portion of north and southeastern Louisiana is under a heat advisory and a hazardous weather outlook has been issued for south Louisiana due to extreme heat, according to the National Weather Service. State climatologist Barry Keim says we can continue to expect temperatures in Louisiana to be in the mid 90′s and possibly increase into the triple digits next week…

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He says rain chances remain low this weekend, but there’s the potential for a pop-up severe thunderstorm.