2016 will be remembered for two significant flood events, one in north Louisiana and the other in south Louisiana, which killed 13 people in August. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the north Louisiana flood event that took place between March 7th and 12th after 15 to 25 inches of rain fell…:
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He says in August, Louisiana set an all-time record for its two-day rainfall total with 31.39 inches in Livingston Parish.

A study by BankRate.com finds 52 percent of Americans won’t use all of their vacation days before the end of the year. But Melissa Elliot owns an employment services firm in Baton Rouge and Covington says there is a reason why bosses give vacation days and they want you to use them..:
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She says this study shows that many people love what they do

The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence receives a grant to help victims of domestic violence in Acadiana and central Louisiana become financially stable. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Officials in Lake Arthur are investigating a Christmas Day shooting in which it’s believed a man killed his cousin over a dispute about family property. They say 40-year-old Ray Brister shot 31-year-old Shaft Francis in the chest and the victim died on the scene. Family members report the fight over two vacant lots in New Orleans had been escalating for weeks leading up to the shooting.