Forty-two percent of Louisiana households cannot afford their basic needs. A United Way report finds 23 percent of those live above the poverty level but are considered Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed, or ALICE. President of the Louisiana Association of United Ways, Sarah Berthelot, explains…:
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She hopes these findings can lead to change.

The State Department of Natural Resources says the controversial Bayou Bridge Pipeline project can move forward. DNR Spokesperson Patrick Courreges (Koo-rezge) says after a permit was submitted, the DNR took public comment and reviewed the plans…:
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The state Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Army Corp on Engineers still have to approve the pipeline.

The forecast team at Colorado State is calling for a slightly below-average 2017 Hurricane Season. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards was at a Walgreens in Baton Rouge to announce the pharmacy will have safe drug disposals at a dozen of their stores around the state to dispose old prescriptions….
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Health officials say narcotic overdoses have surpassed homicide deaths in Orleans and East Baton Rouge.