Hurricane Danny is the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Danny has sustained winds of 75 miles per hour and could strengthen to a Category 2 storm in the next couple of days. He says Danny is still over a thousand miles east of the Lesser Antilles moving west north west…:
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Keim says we’re several days away from even thinking about Danny entering the Gulf of Mexico.

The State Department of Health and Hospitals confirms 20 cases of West Nile so far this summer. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry urges people to always wear mosquito repellent when outdoors and take preventative measures to keep the pests out of your yard…:
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An Oakdale woman accused of killing, burning, and burying a pregnant woman and her unborn baby wants to change her plea. Pamela Causey-Fregia wants to plead not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2011 death of Victoria Perez and her unborn child. Legal analyst Tim Meche says this move is not all that unusual…:
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A judge will consider the motion in an August 27th hearing.

Activists are now offering more reward money for information leading to an arrest in the case of a cat cut in half and left on display on a Covington golf course. They say anyone who comes forward with information about who did this to the cat will get a $1700 reward. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has formed an animal abuse task force to try and solve the crime.