The line of thunderstorms moving across Louisiana has begun to move off to the east in central and northeastern portions of them state. In the Baton Rouge area and points south and southeast, the storm line is just arriving. Be prepared for severe thunderstorms, hail, possible flash flooding and possible tornados. The system should be mostly out of Louisiana by dinner time.

The special House committee looking into the 2019 fatal arrest of motorist Ronald Greene tried to figure out today why three high-ranking State Police officers wiped their phones of information in 2020. Houma Representative Tanner Magee tells Lt. Colonel Doug Cain (one of the three whose phones were wiped) that State Police say they want to be transparent, but this action says just the opposite…:

CUT 13(12)      “…and the directives.”

Lawmakers want to know why LSP originally told the public Greene died in car crash, when that was not the case.

New Orleans cops arrest four teens for a carjacking Monday that took the life of an elderly woman. 73-year-old Linda Frickey was dragged by her own vehicle as the thieves sped away. She died when her arm was torn off. NOPD Chief Shaun Ferguson says parents of two of the teens cooperated in the investigation…:

CUT 11(11)      “…address.”

The four are all between 15 and 17.

Disgraced nursing home owner Bob Dean reportedly shot his own thumb off during an incident in Georgia, while transferring a number of guns from one vehicle to another at a local car dealership. New Orleans Attorney Madro Bandaris who’s representing a nursing home patient in one of many lawsuits says if that had happened in Louisiana, those guns would have been confiscated…:

CUT 08(11)      “…he and his wife.”