Governor John Bel Edwards has called on state Senator Troy Brown to resign from the legislature after the senator’s second arrest on domestic abuse charges. Both men are Democrats. UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says it’s a devastating blow to the senator…:
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Brown reportedly said doesn’t plan to resign.

State Treasurer John Kennedy, who has often been at odds with the governor, issued a statement thanking Edwards for calling on Brown to resign. Fellow Democrat Senator JP Morrell also called on Brown to leave the legislature because his recent altercations reflect a deficiency in judgement that undermines everything they’ve achieved in passing legislation that seeks to further protect domestic violence victims.

A flood watch is in effect for several southeastern Louisiana parishes through Friday, as forecasters a swirling area of low pressure to our east is expected to bring in widespread showers and storms. Andrew Ansorge is with the National Weather Service in Slidell…:
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Ansorge says this system should taper off Saturday and possibly into Sunday.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine is visiting New Orleans today. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says the goal of the visit is probably to support other Democratic candidates on the November ballot and to raise money for the Hillary Clinton campaign…:
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