We’re keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Edouard as it makes its way to the coast near the Louisiana-Texas line. On its current track, it’s expected to make landfall sometime this afternoon. As of seven this morning, it was located about 40 miles south-southeast of Cameron, packing maximum sustained winds of 40 miles an hour. While it’s forecast to make landfall as a tropical storm, LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says conditions are ripe for the storm to reach hurricane strength.
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An advocacy group is suing the Louisiana Department of Corrections over keeping people behind bars past their scheduled release dates. Promise of Justice Initiative Attorney Cecelia Kappel says the excess time prisoners are spending behind bars varies.
A judge denies a motion by prosecutors to lengthen the sentence of former DeRidder Mayor Misti Roberts, who was found guilty of having sex with an underage boy. Jeff Palermo has more.
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He was suspected of DWI, when in fact he was experiencing a medical episode. Back in July, Shreveport Representative Michael Melerine became disoriented due to dehydration from the lack of food and water combined with an adverse reaction to a GLP-1 weight loss drug.