North Louisiana remains under a flash flood watch until six pm tomorrow night and two school systems canceled classes today due to flooding, Morehouse and West Carroll Parish Schools. National Weather Service Meteorologist Nicholas Fenner says northeast Louisiana has already seen a lot of rain
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury has declared a state of emergency as the Monroe area braces for flooded roads and rivers.
The Army Corps of Engineers announces a plan to spend $85 million this year to deepen the lower Mississippi River to 50 feet. Port of New Orleans spokesperson Matt Gresham says that allows for several southeast Louisiana ports to accept larger cargo ships built to take advantage of the Panama Canal’s expansion.
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State Police is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting in Lafayette. The deceased has been identified at 40-year old Jeremy Todd Baham of Lafayette. Trooper Thomas Gossen says two officers approached Baham and that’s when things got physical and took a turn.
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The officer involved in the incident received non-life threatening injuries.
LSU football will kick-off the 2022 and 2023 seasons by facing Florida State. The 2022 season opener will take place in the Superdome in New Orleans and the following year the two teams will meet in Orlando. Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley says the game in New Orleans and Orlando will be played on Sunday of Labor Day weekend at the request of TV…