Tropical Storm Barry is set to bring rain totals not seen in many places since the 2016 floods, with rainfall totals of 18-24 inches possible in southeast Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s not a great time for a system like Barry to drop by, considering rivers are already swollen…
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National Weather Service Slidell Meteorologist Phil Grigsby says while the rain takes the top billing on the list of concerns, storm surge is a major concern as well…
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Tornadoes could also be an issue for southeast Louisiana today and tonight.

In the face of a rain event that could rival the 2016 floods, south Louisiana residents are armoring their homes and businesses with sandbags…
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In other news, a Shreveport teenager was killed while walking on the tracks with a friend. And Ruston Police are looking for the person responsible for a fatal shooting on Martin Luther King Avenue. When officers arrived on Thursday morning, they found 24-year-old Tyrea Davis suffering from a gunshot wound and he died at a local hospital.