A large wildfire in Beauregard Parish in southwest Louisiana has prompted evacuations. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele says several rural areas have been impacted by wildfires and the fear is that it will only get worse as the hot and dry weather shows no signs of relenting…
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State officials are holding a press conference at 4:00 today to discuss the wildfire emergency in Beauregard Parish and reinforce the statewide burn ban.

Air conditioners are running nonstop and there are photos circulating on social media that show people putting umbrellas over their outside condenser to give it some shade. But Paul LaGrange of LaGrange consulting says that’s not a good idea…
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A poll of 800 likely voters in Louisiana finds 36 percent support Republican Jeff Landry in the governor’s race. Finishing second, Democrat Shawn Wilson at 26-percent. Independent Hunter Lundy finished third at seven percent. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says its notable Lundy finished third ahead of several Republicans…
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Several media outlets paid for the poll and it was conducted by Faucheaux Strategies last week.

Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump is calling for the U-S Justice Department to pursue civil rights charges against the officers involved in the police custody death of Ronald Greene in 2019, along a rural highway in Union Parish. The officers are facing state charges, but Crump says the U-S Justice Department can look into a variety of things…
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Meanwhile, Attorney Mike Small, who represents former State Trooper Kory York, is looking to get his state charges thrown out because prosecutors used statements made during an internal State Police investigation in his criminal case.