09:30 Newscast June 25, 2015

Not many are giving Governor Bobby Jindal much of a chance to win the Republican presidential nomination. Emelie Gunn speaks with a political analyst who thinks Jindal can prove doubters wrong…

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The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office believes a man is dead after apparently drowning while tubing on the Bogue Chitto River. They say 32-year-old Edmond Adams, a Prairieville native living in New Orleans, was tubing with a group of friends when he lost control of his tube and disappeared under the water. Adams never resurfaced. Search crews were unable to find Adams’ body yesterday. The search continues today.

Governor Jindal is meeting with voters in New Hampshire today after kicking off his presidential campaign yesterday in Kenner. The governor says if he gets to the White House, he plans on making big changes…

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Jindal is the 13th announced candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.

The National Weather Service says, due to rains from Tropical Storm Bill, northwest Louisiana should expect the Red River to crest again next week. Marty Mayeaux with the NWS in Shreveport says the Red will crest at 32 and a half feet on July 1st. Mayeaux says flooding will mostly affect low lying areas and some farm land…

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Officials say if your property flooded this month in Caddo and Bossier parishes, you should take necessary precautions.