The Colorado State Hurricane forecast team has upped its prediction for the number of named storms from 14 to 15. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s quiet in the tropics now, but a La Nina is expected to take effect at the heart of the hurricane season…
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One man is dead and another is in the hospital following a shooting in Shreveport on Independence Day. Cpl. Marcus Hines says 33-year-old Antonio Collins and 32-year-old Exzavious Thomas were next door neighbors who got into a dispute over fireworks that turned violent.
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Hines says Collins died from his injuries, while Thomas at this point has not been charged with murder as they investigate to see if he acted in self-defense.
Baton Rouge police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead. Authorities say it happened early this morning next to a conveience store as officers were called to the scene to investigate a man selling CDs. An altercation ensued, shots were fired, leaving an individual dead and an officer on paid administrative leave.
The town of Welsh, located in in Jefferson Davis Parish, is now the official The Home of the Cajun Dictionary. Mayor Carolyn Louviere says the town’s late pastor, Father Jules Daigle, wasn’t pleased with the way Cajun French was spoken and wrote two books on the language that are now available on Amazon. Louviere says the town will hold a special celebration on their new designation…
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Louviere says everyone in the town is proud to call Welsh “The Home of the Cajun Dictionary.”