The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season is forecast to be above-normal according to NOAA. Forecasters say there is a 70 percent chance 11-17 named storms could form, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes and 2-4 of those could be major. An average season produces 12 named storms of which six become hurricanes, including three major hurricanes.

A state judge has ruled Ronald Gasser’s arrest in a similar road rage incident can be admitted in his trial on the shooting death of former-NFL player Joe McKnight. Legal analyst Tim Meche says like most states, Louisiana allows prior incidents of a similar nature into evidence if it is relevant. But he says in this case, it’s a stretch for the prosecutor:
Cut 3 (11) “incident”
A trial date has not yet been set in the McKnight murder case.

More people were affected by the Great Flood of 2016 than you might think. That’s according to a recent survey by the LSU Public Policy Research Lab. Director Michael Henderson says, while the entire state felt the brunt of the flood, some areas were hurt more than others..:
Cut 11 (07) “as well”
He says the poll found that statewide, about 1 in five people lost income as a result of flooding in March and August.

Some lawmakers say a special session will be needed to address the budget shortfall, as it’s not expected the legislature will pass tax hikes in the current session that must end June 8th. Republican House Speaker Taylor Barras says the public doesn’t want to have their taxes increased which is why the GOP hasn’t had an appetite to consider those bills. Over a billion dollars in temporary taxes are set to expire in July 2018:
CUT 25 (03) “going to happen”
That’s Jeremy Alford with LaPolitics.com.