Governor Bobby Jindal has formed an exploratory committee in efforts to help him in deciding whether or not to make a presidential run in 2016. Jindal has stated he will make a final decision by the end of June. Michael Henderson, Director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab, says this is not a surprising move…:
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This is seen as a sign of how serious Jindal is about running for the GOP presidential nomination.

East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Beau Clark says the cause of the death of Tahera Ghassemi, who has been missing since early April, is a gunshot wound to the head. Detectives believe the woman’s ex husband paid three men $10,000 to murder her. State Police Col Mike Edmonson says this is pathetic…:
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The four are being held without bond.

Cops say an 11-year-old died in flood waters in Ruston today as the area deals with flash flood watches and warnings issued across north Louisiana. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says there have been reports of up to 5 inches of rain already in the Monroe area…:
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He says there were reports the Shreveport area got up to six inches of rain this morning.

Officials in Tangipahoa Parish say a tornado that touched down Sunday in Tickfaw injured three people and damaged several homes. The National Weather Service says the twister had wind speeds of up to 110-miles-per-hour. They say three homes were destroyed or had major damage.