Parents in Tangipahoa Parish says it’s too hot for students to start school at the beginning of August and are asking district leaders to delay the first day until after Labor Day. Erin Hunt, who has kids in school in Kentwood, says it’s too hot for children to be riding buses and running around…:
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Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent Mark Kolwe says they will hear concerns of parents at a school board meeting tonight, but it’s a little too late to start changing the calendar and schedules of other parents and teachers.

Most of the state is currently under a heat advisory until 7pm this evening according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters say heat index values during the afternoon hours will range between 105-110 degrees and limited cloud cover and light winds during the day will further add to heat stress conditions. They urge residents to drink plenty of fluids and stay indoors and out of the sun of possible.

State Police say a woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle on I-12 in Livingston Parish. Trooper Bryan Lee says 57-year-old Maggie Lynn of Independence and 56-year-old James Kinchen of Tickfaw were attempting to load a car on the back of a trailer when a car, driven by 26-year-old Mekdad Zidan of Baton Rouge, approached…:
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Lynn was pronounced dead at the scene. Kinchen was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Zidan is charged with negligent homicide because cops believe he was speeding.

In an effort to re-establish the species, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtles into the Calcasieu River Basin. LDWF Natural Heritage Program Manager Amity Bass says this is a culmination of three years of work…:
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