The team at Colorado State University upgrades their forecast for the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins today. In April, CSU called for a slightly below average season, but State Climatologist Barry Keim explains why the forecast now calls for 13 named storms…:
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CSU finds there is a 32 percent chance a hurricane will make landfall on the Gulf Coast, and 55 percent chance one would hit anywhere in the US.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve made an arrest in the case of a missing 18-year-old girl who was last seen on Tuesday May 23rd. Online records indicate that 22-year-old Malik Davis of Lafayette is being held on a $250,000 bond on a second degree murder charge. Detectives say his booking is in connection with the disappearance of Jacquelyn “Daisy Lynn” Landry who has still not been found.

The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested a man and his girlfriend for allegedly attacking the man’s mother. They say 38-year-old Kurtis Strong of Franklinton allegedly threw his mom to the floor during a fight over a table game then lunged a cast iron skillet at her striking her in the head. Strong’s girlfriend is also accused of taking part in the assault. Strong was booked with various counts of battery and strangulation. The girlfriend with battery.

A Senate committee defers two bills seeking to protect confederate monuments after 5 hours of emotional testimony. Halen Doughty has more:
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