NOAA issues its midseason forecast predicting five to nine hurricanes, two to four becoming major storms. So far there have only been two named storms with Hurricane Barry impacting the state as a category one storm at landfall. NOAA lead hurricane season forecaster Gerry Bell says as the season moves into August, the way that storms begin to form becomes more reliant on activity off of the African coast.
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Mayors from four of Louisiana’s biggest cities joined 200 of their colleagues nationwide in signing a letter to Congress demanding the passage of gun background check and red flag legislation. Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo was one of the signees. Mayo says since states fail to pass legislation it’s up to the feds.
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A report says Louisiana has one of the most vulnerable election systems in the country, but the Secretary of State says that’s just not true. Matt Doyle has the story.
A Slaughter police officer has been charge with simple battery after a video surfaced of officer Danny Hobgood punching Slaughter Fire Chief Billy Poche at a local gas station. The East Feliciana Sheriff’s Office says there was enough evidence for a probale cause warrant and booked the officer after viewing the video from Snapchat.