Bossier Parish officials say water is receding on the Red River and FEMA assessment teams are in the area today to evaluate the extent of the flood damage. Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Bill Davis says the water on the Red is receding at a pretty rapid pace…:
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GOHSEP says federal authorities are trying to determine if the damage is bad enough to qualify for a Presidential Disaster Declaration required to trigger grants.

LSU takes on Cal State Fullerton in the College World Series this afternoon at 2pm. Freshman pitcher Alex Lagne will start on the mound for the Tigers and hopes to turn around the luck after the disastrous game on Sunday in Omaha. Today’s match-up is win or go home. You can watch it on ESPN2.

The Bourbon Street burlesque performer made infamous for her love affair with Louisiana Governor Earl Long, has died at the age of 83. Blaze Starr, whose birth name was Fannie Bell Fleming, wrote a memoir about her time with Long that was made into a movie Blaze. She’d reportedly been having heart issues over the past few years.

The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee does not anticipate Governor Bobby Jindal vetoing the bill that puts a cap on the film tax program. Scott Carwile has the story…:
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