The Storm Prediction Center is calling for an enhanced risk of severe weather for northwest Louisiana tomorrow. C.S. Ross with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says a cold front will bring the potential for severe weather as early as Saturday afternoon…:
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Forecasters say the severe weather threat will shift to the eastern side of the state after midnight on Saturday.

Universities would be required to make an action plan to prevent unplanned teen pregnancies, under a proposal approved by the Senate Education Committee. New Orleans Senator Wesley Bishop, who spent over two decades working in higher ed, says only 40 percent of teen mothers finish high school, and just two percent complete college by age 30…:
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The proposal now heads to the full Senate.

Jazz Fest is back beginning today at the New Orleans Fairgrounds. This year’s acts include Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Maroon 5, Dave Matthews, Harry Connick Jr, and first timers Lorde and Snoop Dog. Festival Producer Quint Davis says the festival at the Fairgrounds Race Track really is like a mini version of the Big Easy…:
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Davis says the two-weekend festival has a $300 million annual economic impact.

Gov. John Bel Edwards joined President and CEO Michael Doss of Graphic Packaging International Inc. and CEO Scott Sureddin of DHL Supply Chain, North America, to announce the companies will make a combined $274 million capital investment in Northeast Louisiana and develop a 1.27 million-square-foot folding carton plant and logistics center in Monroe. In West Monroe, Graphic Packaging will continue to reinvest in its paper manufacturing location, including upgrades to the mill’s paper machines.