The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for northwest Louisiana starting at 4pm today through most of the weekend. The watch will remain in effect through Sunday morning. Meteorologist Michael Berry says scattered showers began moving into the area this morning…:
CUT 3 (08) “Saturday night”
Berry says they’re expecting rainfall amounts of two to four inches, with some areas possibly getting six inches of rain. He says there is definitely a threat of flooding with high waters in rivers and lakes across north Louisiana.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s office says a man is under arrest accused of being responsible for a six week old baby being on life support. They say deputies responded to a hospital and found out the injuries to the baby’s brain were consistent with shaken baby syndrome. 26-year-old Michael Marcel of Houma is under arrest for attempted second degree murder.

The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival poster is getting a lot of attention this year as some are calling it beautiful art and others feel it’s offensive and racist. The painting depicts two black children surrounded by strawberries. Festival spokeswoman Shelley Matherne says art is subjective and interpretive…:
CUT 9 (04) “strawberry industry”
But the Greater NAACP of Tangipahoa Parish says the poster is a reminder of blackface performers and is offensive and distasteful.

This weekend will be a great one for a good crawfish boil. Not only are the prices down but they are also in excellent supply according to LAU AgCenter Aquaculture professor Ray McClain. He says this could actually be one of the better crawfish seasons that Louisiana has seen in the past several years…:
CUT 13 (10) “a good supply”
They say you could easily see boiled crawfish coming in at $3.50 a pound this weekend.