Colorado State University hurricane forecasters are now calling for an above average hurricane season as they’ve upped their total number of named storms to 15. Lead researcher Phil Klotzbach explains the uptick in numbers…:
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Meanwhile the National hurricane Center says tropical depression four is not currently expected to become a tropical storm.

A two-year-old boy is now the fourth child to die in a recent rash of drownings in Tangipahoa Parish. The state Department of Children and Family Services is advising parents of water safety during the summer months. Mona Michelli with the DCFS Division of Child Welfare…:
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Louisiana had the second highest rate of drownings in the nation, according to the state Health Department.

On the one year anniversary of the shooting death of Alton Sterling, seven people were arrested during a protest at Baton Rouge Police Headquarters. Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says the four men and three women are members of the New Black Panther Party, and tried to push through a barricade. He says one cop was hurt…:
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Authorities say a film crew was on hand to capture the 25 to 30 Black Panther members protesting.

Injured Congressman Steve Scalise has been readmitted to ICU, and condition upgraded to serious over new concerns of an infection. That’s according to MedStar Washington Hospital who say they will provide another update today.