Louisiana’s Republican Congressional delegation does not support the Iran nuclear deal President Obama has agreed to. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Baton Rouge hosted Miss USA Pageant which was clouded in controversy over its ties to Donald Trump who made offensive comments recently, essentially tanked in the ratings. The event was dropped by NBC and fewer than 1 million people tuned in to watch the pageant on the Reelz network, an 83% drop from last year’s show.

Shreveport Police have a man in custody accused of stabbing his teenage nephew to death. Cpl. Marcus Hines says officers learned that 15-year-old Willie Latin III was stabbed following a physical altercation inside his home. 52-year-old Edward Debrow (de BRO), Latin’s uncle is charged with second-degree murder in the teen’s death. He says the investigation is in its early stages but they are beginning to get a picture of what happened…:
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The case is under investigation. The teen died at a local hospital.

Louisiana’s most popular summer-blooming tree, the crepe myrtle, is blooming later and less than normal this year due to the spring’s unusual weather conditions which included lots of rain. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Allen Owings says these trees like sunshine, above average temperatures, and dry conditions…:
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