Stephen Waguespack steps down as the leader of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry to run for governor. Jeff Palermo has the story…:

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Police in Baton Rouge say a local man was killed when he encountered a high speed police chase. Cops were chasing a sedan that fled a traffic stop, when it crashed into 56-year-old Victor Duncan’s pickup in an intersection. Duncan died from his injuries. The fleeing suspect is in serious condition.

First Lady Jill Biden is making her first trip to the Bayou State today and visiting the Louisiana Cancer Research Center in New Orleans. Her visit is to support a nationwide effort to reduce cancer deaths by 50-percent within 25 years. Dr. Prescott Deininger (dinning-grr) is the Director of the Tulane Cancer Center…:

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Biden will be joined by Senator Bill Cassidy and his wife Dr. Laura Cassidy, who will highlight the importance of colorectal cancer screenings and investing in cancer research.

The Pacific La Nina weather phenomenon has officially ended. What that means to Louisiana is less chance of severe hurricanes and tropical storms for the Gulf. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the counterpart, the El Nino, is less threatening…:

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Keim says there’s no assurance of a quieter storm season this year, but it is more likely to happen.