Cleanup is underway in several south Louisiana parishes today after as many as seven suspected tornadoes touched down during a powerful storm system that roared through the state yesterday. St. James spokesperson Brandon Keller says two people died when one of twisters leveled an RV park in Convent. He says the parish welcomes aid from the public…:
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30 people were injured with several in critical condition. The Sugar Hill RV Park is now trying to find owners of pets that were found wondering the area.

State Police is investigating a deadly shooting in Baton Rouge involving several deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. Troop A spokesman Bryan Lee says detectives were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance indicating a man had attacked two women with mace..:
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That’s when the man allegedly tried to ram officers with his vehicle when he was shot and killed.

About a third of Louisiana adults aren’t getting the recommended amount of sleep, according to the CDC. They found only 64% of residents here aren’t getting a good night’s rest. LSU Health Shreveport Sleep Medicine and Neurology professor Oleg Chernyshev (ah-Leg CHER-nuh-shev)…:
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He says if you find that you’re not getting that amount of zzzs then you should see a doctor to make sure it’s not the result of another problem.

Analysts say the very public feud between Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy over the current budget crisis is not helping the situation. Edwards accuses Kennedy of not telling the whole story with his assertion that the legislature doesn’t need to raise taxes. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s not clear that Kennedy’s comments are helping lawmakers get their work done.
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