Several inches of rain has already fallen the last couple of days on the bottom half of the state, and more is on the way. Additional totals of 4 to 7 inches are expected, though locally higher amounts will be possible. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we could also see rising rivers resulting in more localized flooding in some areas…:
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There is a Flash Flood Watch in effect through tomorrow.

A Mississippi lawmaker called for Louisiana leaders to be lynched after four confederate monuments were taken down in New Orleans. State Representative Karl Oliver also said in the Facebook post that the statues were removed in a “Nazi-ish fashion.” Courtney Carter with News Mississippi says state Republicans do not condone the public post…:
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Oliver has since apologized for the post, saying his choice of words was horribly wrong.

Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle has been named the director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says this is the perfect job for Angelle…:
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BSEE strives for the safe and responsible production of energy and watches over the oil and gas industry.

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 likely speeding and drunk when he crashed into a utility poll and died along with another occupant, 18-year-old Candace Reulet (Ru-lay)…:
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Two teenagers also died in a Kentwood crash over the weekend where speed is the main factor, according to police.