The State Fire Marshal urges caution when using fireworks tonight. Butch Browning says if you’re buying fireworks make sure you use them in legal areas. He reminds consumers to follow the manufacturer’s instructions when lighting fireworks and always have a bucket of water nearby:
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Browning says children or those under the influence of alcohol should never be allowed to use fireworks.

It’s also very hot outside. Michael Berry, with the National Weather Service, says if you have outdoor activites, make sure you take breaks from the hot sun…
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We are seeing isolated thunderstorms, which are providing some relief from the heat.

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the shooting deaths of two people at the Monroe Civic Center. Jaterrious Godfrey of Monroe was booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center. Detectives believe Godfrey fired a weapon when a fight broke out in the parking lot after a private event was getting out early Sunday morning.

It was a safe Essence Festival in New Orleans. Organizers say 450-thousand people attended the 2016 event, which is down from the previous year which had an attendance of a half-million people.

There’s plenty fourth of July activities today. Chris Jay with the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, says you can find out what’s going on in northwest Louisiana at Shreveport-dash-Bossier-dot-com…
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