Following a weekend of heavy rainfall, the southern half of Louisiana is in for more wet weather today and tomorrow. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a cold front is slowly creeping across the state, bringing with it more rain…:
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He says with the area already heavily saturated, flash flooding could be a serious problem and there is a Flash Flood Watch in effect through at least tomorrow.

Fox 8 New Orleans is reporting that Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser has already met with Mayor Mitch Landrieu this morning to discuss the future of the Confederate monuments that were taken down, and that it was disappointing. Nungesser was seeking an agreement with Landrieu to allow the state office of tourism to take ownership of the statues, but according to the report Nungesser indicated there was no commitment made by the city during the meeting.

A lawmaker from Mississippi is facing backlash over a post he made on social media about the removal of the Confederate monuments in New Orleans. State Representative Karl Oliver said Louisiana leaders should be lynched for removing the statues in a “Nazi-ish fashion” and that he would do everything within his power to make sure Mississippi does not follow suit.

Two Lafourche Parish teens were killed in a single vehicle crash in Kraemer over the weekend, according to State Police. Trooper Jesse LaGrange says 19-year-old Jaydon Labat (la-bot) was driving down LA 307 at a high rate of speed when he ran off the road and hit a utility pole. He says 18-year-old Candace Reulet (Ru-lay) was also in the vehicle..:
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He says impairment and speed are considered factors in the wreck.