Republicans in Louisiana’s Congressional delegation don’t like the Iran nuclear deal that the president has agreed to. Essentially this would mean that in exchange for limits on nuclear activities, Iran gets billions in relief from international sanctions. 1st District Congressman and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise…:
CUT 9 (09) “high cost”
If Congress rejects the deal, it’s not likely they have the required two-thirds vote to override the veto President Obama has promised.

State Police have identified the two victims who lost their lives following an overnight, single vehicle crash near the Lacassine exit on I-10. 36-year-old Luis Amilcar Trochez-Ramos of New Orleans and 3-year-old Marbella Funez of Houston died after the vehicle traveled into the median and rolled over. The driver and a passenger survived.

Louisiana’s most popular summer-blooming tree, the crepe myrtle, is blooming later and less than normal this year. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Allen Owings says we’re seeing a decrease flower development because of weather conditions this past spring…:
CUT 3 (08) “this summer”
Crepe myrtles generally begin blooming between mid-May and early-June and continue flowering through the summer.

Shreveport Police have a man in custody accused of stabbing his teenage nephew to death. Cpl. Marcus Hines says officers learned that 15-year-old Willie Latin III was stabbed following a physical altercation inside his home. He says Latin was transported to a local hospital where he died a short time later…
CUT 6 (09) “young man”
It’s alleged that during an argument with Latin, Debrow grabbed a sharp edged object that he used to stab the teenager.