The strong storm activity that swept through southeast Louisiana has resulted in high wind damage and street flooding. Frank Rivette (REE vet), with the National Weather Service, says numerous trees and power lines went down, and thousands were without power…
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Many of those areas are still expecting more rain before things improve tomorrow.

A Pineville man is dead following a big storm that ripped through Mobile Bay during a regatta competition. The wife of 27 year-old Kris Beall reported his death in a Facebook post Sunday. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Johnson says the storm appeared very quickly during the race…
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A bill to raise the state’s cigarette tax to 68-cents a pack gets approval from the House Ways and Means Committee. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Since the privatization of the state’s charity hospital system, lawmakers are getting an earful about financial gaps that need to be filled. Besides the care needs for the poor, the deficit dollars total about $159 million short in Governor Bobby Jindal’s budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. LSU Medical Schools in New Orleans and Shreveport are stuck with millions in costs, which officials say they cannot afford.