South Louisiana is getting swamped today with a severe weather system creating localized flooding and even tornadoes across the region. State climatologist Barry Keim says the system is working it’s way across Louisiana, running west to east, and has already dumped dangerous amounts of water on some communities…
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One person died from the event in Baton Rouge when their car flooded.
Political analyst Clancy DuBos says Governor Edwards has terrific momentum heading into the fall governor’s election after a successful legislative session. But Edwards is taking some hits from his left flank as many pro-choice Democrats fume over his signing of one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans. DuBos suspects those voters will still turn out for the Democrat.
Edwards Is running against Republicans Eddie Rispone and Congressman Ralph Abraham.
Two of the biggest names in sports, Peyton Manning and Les Miles, are among the eleven that will be inducted this weekend into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches. Former LSU baseball coach and A-D Skip Bertman hired Miles after Nick Saban left for the Miami Dolphins
Miles won 77-percent of his games while at LSU, including a national championship in 2007. Manning led the Colts and Broncos to Super Bowl victories and goes down as one of the NFL’s All-time greats.