Governor Bobby Jindal says the state is in full blown flood fighting mode as the Red River continues to rise…:
CUT 1 (11) “critical infrastructure”
The projected crest in the Shreveport area of 36.5 feet on Sunday would be the highest of the Red River in 70 years.

Two day care workers are booked with homicide charges accused in the death of a 22 month old little girl they allegedly forgot and left inside a vehicle. Apparently the owner of the unlicensed daycare, 47-year-old Sheila Newman, told 26-year-old April Wright to lie to cops about where the child was found. They are both booked with negligent homicide and Newman also faces a obstruction of justice charge. Authorities believe the child was left inside the hot car for about 2 hours on a day when the heat index in Baton Rouge was 96 degrees.

A famous Baton Rouge food blogger and self-taught chef will be competing on Season 11 of Food network Star, which will premier tomorrow. Jay Ducote says-even though he did not attend any culinary schools, he says he is making his pitch based on strong training…
CUT 13 (13) Q: ‘for LSU football’
The premier is at 8pm tomorrow.

And speaking of tailgating there is plenty going on today at LSU ahead of the Super Regional tonight against UL-Lafayette. Tickets for the games this weekend are going for hundreds on the secondary market and sold out in 5 minutes of going on sale Friday. First pitch between the Ragin Cajuns and Tigers tonight is 7pm and tomorrow it will be 5 or 6.