Tropical moisture is expected to move into South Louisiana on Wednesday bringing in heavy rainfall. Phil Grigsby with the National Weather Service in Slidell says they could use some showers…:
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The gulf disturbance is not expected to develop into a depression or tropical storm.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot for Saturday’s elections is 4:30pm today. Louisiana Deputy Secretary of State for Outreach Joel Watson says those ballots must be returned by Friday..:
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You can request an absentee ballot today online at voterportal-dot-sos-dot-la-dot-gov.

Sportsman’s Paradise has set the stage to create a hunting season for black bears. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission member Joe McPherson says a recent report indicates there’s a viable population of the original “Teddy Bear,”…:
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A vote on the matter will likely take place at the next commission meeting in November.

The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Monday. Tomorrow night’s drawing has a cash value of about 756.6 million.