More hot weather today and through the weekend. High temperatures will reach the mid-to-upper 90s for central and north Louisiana. Mid-90s across south Louisiana. But state climatologist Barry Keim says the high pressure system producing this hot and dry weather is keeping the tropics quiet in the Gulf of Mexico….
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A developing storm in the Bahamas is expected to stay out of the Gulf.

A statewide poll shows voters are for the most part undecided on who they’ll cast their ballot for Insurance Commissioner in October. Incumbent Jim Donelon polled with just 35-percent compared to his challenger Tim Temple’s 20-percent. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says for a long-time incumbent it’s not ideal.
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45-percent of voters surveyed are undecided.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has spent the last couple of days visiting numerous Louisiana cities to speak with faith-based leaders, affordable housing advocates and mayors as she looks to drum up support for Constitutional Amendment 4 on the October 12 ballot. The amendment would allow New Orleans to establish property tax exemptions for residential properties that provide affordable housing…
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It takes statewide approval because the proposal will change the state’s constitution.

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is holding a suicide prevention summit today in Baton Rouge. L-D-V-A spokesperson Alex Juan says for each suicide, over 100 people are directly impacted…
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