Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency after severe weather killed two people and produced damage over much of the state yesterday and early this morning. The two fatalities were in St. Martin Parish, when a trailer flipped over killing two people, including a three-year-old girl. St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office spokesperson, Major Ginny Higgins, says a little boy left the trailer to go next door just moments before the twister struck…
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We’re getting reports of major damage from central and north Louisiana. In Franklin Parish, Sheriff Kevin Cobb says limbs ripped from trees and flying debris downed power lines and injured one person…
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Governor Edwards will survey storm damage today in Rapides and St. Martin Parishes.

A state lawmaker wants the public to decide whether speed enforcement cameras should be legal. Halen Doughty has more…
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There’s also a couple of bills filed for the regular session that raises the mininum GPA to receive the TOPS scholarship to 3.0. Currently, high school students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 to be eligible for the state funded scholarship program. These bills will be discussed in the legislative session that begins next week.