There’s an Excessive Heat Warning for north Louisiana today. C.S. Ross with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says conditions outside will be dangerous from Shreveport to Monroe and northward. There’s also a Heat Advisory from Natchitoches to Jena. Ross says later in the week north Louisiana will see a drop in temperatures and possibly a scattered shower or two but not enough to relieve drought-like conditions in the area. But in the meantime, try to say inside as much as possible…:

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Louisiana has highest number of high school seniors who’ve completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also known as FAFSA. The Louisiana Department of Education’s Ken Bradford credits educators and counselors for the ranking…:

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Governor John Bel Edwards will address the future of the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth in Jefferson Parish during a 3 pm press conference today. There was another violent escape from the center over the weekend; the fourth such escape so far this year. Critics call for the juvenile jail to be permanently shuttered.

Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt announces he will challenge Third District Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins. Jeff Palermo has the story…:

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