The powerful storms that plowed across south Louisiana Tuesday claimed the lives of at least two people in St. James Parish. The governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness spokesperson, Mike Steele, says the Sugar hill trailer park in Convent served as a temporary home for those living there…:
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More than 30 people were injured and three remain unaccounted for. Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s a shocking scene.
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Assumption and St. John were also hit hard and many schools and state offices are still closed today. Cleanup efforts are underway. The National Weather Service says at least 6 tornadoes could have touched down.

Over a third of Louisiana adults do not get the recommended 7 or more hours of sleep according to the CDC. Halen Doughty reports…
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The public feud between Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy continues to ramp up. Edwards released a statement claiming Kennedy is misleading the public when talking about the state’s current budget crisis. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says surveys show most people agree with Kennedy..:
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