It is a scorcher outside as heat index values could go up to 115 degrees today. And then there is Hurricane Beryl a life threatening Category Four star that’s enter the Caribbean. Mel Bridges has more…
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The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s office is investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide and one of the victims is a juvenile. Sheriff Jason Ard says an adult male and female are also dead. They were found dead this morning at home in Hammond that’s located in Livingston Parish.

Ville Platte Farmer Richard Fontenot has been elected the 13th president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau. Fontenot, a rice, soybean, and crawfish farmer was elected Sunday at the organization’s 102nd convention. He says the honor is humbling.
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Fontenot says pushing Congress to approve a new Farm Bill and workforce issues on the farm are some of the main issues he plans to address.

Today is the first day on the job for new McNeese State president Doctor Wade Rousse. The Lake Charles school is still rebuilding after Hurricane Laura in 2020
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Rousse says reversing a 21-percent decline in enrollment over the last few years is another one of his goals.