Governor John Bel Edwards told listeners on his monthly call-in show that he remains very confident the federal government will approve an aid package to help flood flood victims recover. The state has requested two-point-six billion dollars in federal funding, but Edwards doesn’t expect the full amount at once…
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Edwards is in Washington DC again for more discussions with Congressional members.

Today is the first day of fall and Louisianans can expect above average temperatures and below normal rainfall. That’s according to state climatologist Barry Keim, who says the basis for this forecast is the high probability for a La Nina..:
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It will be another hot day across Louisiana, but cooler temperatures are in the forecast for next week.

A new poll on the presidential race in Louisiana shows Republican Donald Trump with a 16-percentage point lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Southern Media and Opinion Research pollster Bernie Pinsonat says Trump has high negatives at 47-percent, but that nearly as bad as Clinton’s…
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Clinton’s unfavorable rating in Louisiana is 60-percent.

Two unusual homicides in Lafayette are apparently connected. Police say A woman’s body was found stuffed in a toolbox on Tuesday was in a relationship with the naked man who was fatally shot last week, allegedly trespassing in a person’s backyard. Corporal Bridgett Dugas says Dugas says police are actively searching for the vehicle the couple was travelling in….
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The cause of death from the woman found in the toolbox has not been released.