It is going to be another stifling hot day, as forecasters say we’re looking at more record high temperatures. Dr. James Aiken with the Division of Disaster Medicine and EMS at LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans says limiting outdoor activity today is a must…:
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Heat index values could reach 115 or higher today.

The heat didn’t stop people from crowding the stands Wednesday evening at Alex Box Stadium for the celebration of the 2023 LSU national championship baseball team. Tiger star Dylan Crews thanked the fans..:
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Governor John Bel Edwards has vetoed a bill that would have made it a crime to get within 25 feet of police officers on duty, saying there is already a state law that punishes those who interfere with cops. Chris Kaiser with the ACLU of Louisiana says this was the right thing to do because the measure was “unconstitutionally vague” and an overreach…:
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That bill author is Pineville Republican Representative Mike Johnson who says he plans to file it again next year when perhaps there will be a governor willing to sign it into law.

A paramedic who was injured in the fatal ambulance crash in Point Coupee Parish Tuesday continues to fight for his life. The driver of the ambulance who was killed in the crash was reportedly pregnant at the time. The patient being transported also died. The accident remains under investigation.