Governor John Bel Edwards made it through three grueling legislative sessions, but ULM political science professor John Sutherlin says his work is far from over. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Health officials have posted beach advisories along the Gulf Coast as many people put the finishing touches on their 4th of July Holiday plans. They advise folks planning to head the ocean in Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas to not get into the water at certain locations due to high levels of a harmful bacteria. You can get Louisiana water advisories online at dhh.louisiana.gov.

Louisiana’s major goal of stopping wetland erosion and rebuilding the coast has come to a halt. Director of the National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf Restoration Program David Muth says that’s because sea levels are expected to rise higher than previously predicted. But he says that doesn’t mean they’ll stop trying to solve coastal land loss..:
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Muth says the state is using funding from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to build barrier islands, marshes and dredging to limit coastal land loss.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has identified the Prairieville man who died after a boating accident on the Blood River. They say the victim, 59-year-old Larry Andre Jr, and his wife crashed into a bulkhead and trees, and alcohol may have played a factor. Mr. Andre was ejected and suffered serious head trauma before going into the water. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The wife suffered minor injuries.