The Advocate releases a report showing only 36 percent of 2016 flood RESTORE applicants received funds, but the state is countering, saying most people who applied were not eligible…
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Surveillence video has been released that shows the punch that knocked comedian Andy Dick to the ground after a performance in the French Quarter this past weekend. In the video you can see an unidentified man sucker punch Dick outside of One eyed Jack’s and then walk away. No arrests have been made.

The SuperPAC that supports Governor John Bel Edwards has released two TV ads that attack the governor’s republican challengers, Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says mudslinging can be an effective tactic…
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Rispone responded to the ad by saying the Edwards administration continues to have Louisiana ranked dead last in almost every category.

It’s another scorcher outside, with the northern half of the state and southeast Louisiana under an excessive heat warning, which means heat indicies exceeding 113 degrees. National Weather Service meteorologist Robert Ricks says relief may be on the way tomorrow in the form of a weak cold front moving into the South, increasing rain chances.
Cut 8 (05) “…break the heat.”