12:30 Newscast, May 25th, 2017

We could see an above average hurricane season this year, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Halen Doughty has more…:
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The bill that would have banned children from having access to fully automatic weapons failed on the House floor by a wide 21-59 margin. Representative Barbara Norton, who often files anti-gun legislation, said this proposal is about protecting our kids. But opponents said the bill is based on a one-time freak accident that would have been impossible for law enforcement to be present to prevent.

People affected by the Great Flood of 2016 did not give favorable ratings to FEMA or the state government’s response, according to a recent survey by the LSU Public Policy Research Lab. Director Michael Henderson…:
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He says the study found that more people were affected by the flooding than we thought.

The circle of politics continues to spin at the Capitol as criminal justice reform bills have been temporarily put on hold because Republicans aren’t happy that Democrats are holding up an unrelated measure dealing with state-financed construction projects.