Saturday is the party primary runoffs in the U-S Senate Race. There are polls that show Julia Letlow in the lead in the Senate Republican Primary, but there are also polls showing John Fleming in the lead. Political analyst Ron Faucheux says the Republican runoff has the ability to break all norms in national Republican contests this year…
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Animal advocates are hailing the signing of a bill aimed at protecting Louisiana white-tailed deer. Humane Society of Louisiana Director Jeff Dorson says House Bill 1248 was spawned by a pair of high-profile incidents, in which LDWF agents seized deer from those caring for them and killed them.
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The law that will go into effect on August 1st will allow licensed rehabbers to care for an injured or orphaned white-tail deer for up to six months.
The massive rainfall in Avoyelles Parish is one step closer to officially being a record-breaker. A rain gauge near Cottonport measured 29 inches of rain during the downpours caused by Tropical Storm Arthur. State climatologist Jay Grymes says officials just need to make sure the rain was collected properly.
Grymes and a team from the National Weather Service will be in Avoyelles Parish tomorrow to determine if the 29-inch rain event is accurate.
Louisiana residents who had damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur are urged to report their losses to damage-dot-la-dot-gov. The website has a survey for flood victims to provide photos and descriptions of the damage to their homes. Governor Jeff Landry says these pictures can also be used to make FEMA claims if federal assistance becomes available
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A threshold needs to be reached before a federal disaster declaration can be declared, which would open the up the possibility for federal assistance for storm victims.