Another round of severe weather is approaching the state. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the risk of tornadoes, hail and damaging winds will move from the northeastern part of Louisiana this afternoon, down into the southeast on Thursday….:
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Keim says the chance for severe weather persists into Thursday night ending in New Orleans.

Louisiana has the 10th highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation, according to the Violence Policy Center. VPC Executive Director Josh Sugarmann says their latest state data goes back to 2014 and there were 332 African American homicide victims, resulting in a rate of about 22 per 100,000….:
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About 84 percent of the victims were male, and the average age for the victims was 31.

The state Weights and Measures Division finds an uptick in skimming devices at gas pumps in Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards is today expected to release the details of his tax and budget reform proposals for the upcoming legislative session.