The hospital where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is recovering from a gunshot wound says the Louisiana US Representative is back in ICU over concerns from an infection, and condition upgraded to serious.

Forecasters at Colorado State University have increased the number of hurricanes predicted this season. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Tropical Depression Four has formed in the Atlantic Basin, but is not expected to gain strength at this time, according to the National Hurricane Center.

It looks as though there is a mayoral shift moving through the state as five of Louisiana’s biggest cities will experience a change in power over two years. That’s according to, Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com, who says right now it’s difficult to tell if there are ties that bind, but:
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He said that would be a far cry from Louisiana’s usual, “same-ole, same-ole.” The fresh faces are in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport and soon to be New Orleans.

Congressman Clay Higgins has apologized and removed the controversial video he filmed as he toured the Auschwitz Memorial, using it as a backdrop to emphasize why America must always be alert with our military. But the director of a global Holocaust research center says making a political statement where thousands of Jews were killed is not appropriate. Higgins says his intent was to offer reverent homage to those who were murdered in the gas chambers, and apologizes for any unintended pain this has caused.