Forecasters are keeping a close eye on a tropical wave in the Caribbean that’s expected to become a named storm in the next 48 hours and move into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend….
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State Climatologist Barry Keim says this system has the potential to impact Louisiana Sunday night into Monday.

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says he will not enact a coronavirus emergency plan for the fall elections. Ardoin says that means no expanded absentee-by-mail voting or expanded early voting…
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Ardoin says an emergency election plan is not needed since COVID vaccines are widely available.

The Biden Administration announces it will comply with a federal court ruling requiring it to restart oil and gas lease sales. Matt Doyle has the story.
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