NOAA is predicting we’ll see between 10-to-16 named storms during the 2016 hurricane season. Federal forecasters believe we’ll also see between four to eight hurricanes with one to four major hurricanes. During an average season, we see 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

A Louisiana man is dead after he was stung by one-thousand bees while hiking in a Phoenix-area park. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy Joaquin Enriquez says 23-year-old Alex Bestler of Elton and a friend were attacked without warning by a swarm of bees. He says Bestler’s friend was able to escape into a bathroom, but Bestler was overcome by the swarm….
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Enriquez says Bestler was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. An examination of his body showed over 1,000 bee stings.

La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the call for a second special session could be released by Governor John Bel Edwards as early as today. Edwards wants a special session in June, so lawmakers can address the state’s 600-million dollar revenue shortfall. Alford says proposed changes to personal income taxes could be part of the call….
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The regular session ends June 6th and the special session could begin as early as that night.

If a person targets a uniformed officer just because that person is a police officer, it could result in a hate crime under a new law signed by Governor Edwards. The author of the legislation, Alexandria Representative Lance Harris, says this is long overdue…
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Louisiana is the first state to classify attacks against first responders as a hate crime.