State lawmakers have until 5pm today to make a decision on Governor Landry’s plan to provide public school teachers with a two-thousand-dollar stipend. Patrick Wall with The Advocate says districts have warned that reducing their budgets to fund the bonuses would negatively impact operations…:
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It will take a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate for the Governor’s plan to move forward.

The Louisiana Department of Insurance has released new guidance for flood, auto and homeowners policyholders affected by Tropical Storm Arthur. Commissioner Tim Temple says different policies will respond to different types of claims..:
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He says the most important thing you can do is document all damage through the website damage.la.gov.

The National Weather Service has now confirmed 11 tornadoes touched down across Louisiana and Mississippi as the remnants of Arthur moved through the region last week. The latest was an EF-1 tornado in Lacombe with winds up to 95 miles per hour. Forecasters say the storms spawned multiple tornadoes across St. Tammany Parish before tracking into coastal Mississippi on the morning of June 18th.

An analyst looks at what early voting numbers tell us about the US Senate runoff election Saturday. Jeff Palermo reports..:
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