15:30 LRN Newscast

It’s been an active weather day in Louisiana as a result of an unsettled weather pattern. National Weather Service Forecaster Brandi Richardson says various roads in northwest Louisiana have experienced flooding and more rain is on the way…
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A possible tornado hit Jimmie Davis State Park last night in Jackson Parish. The Lt Governor’s office says there appears to be major structural damage to most buildings. The park is closed for further notice.

New Orleans Police say a teenager attempting to rob a vehicle fatally shot a woman and injured her husband who were checking on why a car alarm was going off. Chief Shaun Ferguson says a shootout occurred when the male victim approached the vehicle…
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A wounded 17-year-old Emanuel Pipkins reportedly was later apprehended at a local hospital, and is facing multiple charges.

The House approved a proposed 30-billion dollar budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says the spending plan contains money to give teachers a pay raise of 12-hundred dollars and there’s money to improve government services…
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The budget heads to the Senate, where money will be shifted around, requiring House and Senate leaders reaching a compromise in the final days of the session.

State Police arrest 40-year-old Jason Jarreau of Baton Rouge after he allegedly pointed an AR-15 sytle pellet rifle at another vehicle on Interstate 10 in East Baton Rouge Parish. Trooper Taylor Scrantz says they ask anyone who may have witnessed the activity to contact authorties, as far as a motive…
cut 14 (10) “…rifle at someone”