The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for southeast Louisiana urging people to avoid open burning due to dry and breezy conditions. State Fire Marshal’s spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue asks residents to take it seriously. She says between January and March, four people died from out-of-control piles and another person died yesterday in northwest Louisiana
Cut 6 (05) “…unfortunately died”
Rodrigue says the State Fire Marshal is urging the public not to do any outdoor burns for the next week.

The National Security Agency has designated LSU as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations. Director of the LSU Applied Cybersecurity Lab, Golden Richard, says the designation puts LSU at the forefront for advances in cybersecurity and allows the school to apply for N-S-A—specific grants…
cut 26 (09) “….CAE institutions”
Richard says graduates will have a more advanced understanding of malware and how to combat cyberattacks.

The vehicle of a sixth grade teacher reported missing in the Houston-area has been found in New Orleans. The husband of 48-year-old Michelle Reynolds reported his wife missing last Thursday. Sergeant Danny Lares, with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office in Texas says they do not know what she was doing when she went missing
Cut 9 (07) “…New Orleans specifically.”
Reynolds’ family is reportedly in New Orleans searching for her.

Saints icon and ALS patient Steve Gleason is part of a group that’s seeking a medical marijuana pharmacy permit that would be located in the New Orleans region. Gleason spoke to legislators last year about the benefits of medical cannibas as opposed to prescription pills…
cut 14 (13) “…are using opioids”
There are a total of 28 firms seeking to get this one medical pot license.