A lot of rain will be falling over south Louisiana over the next couple of days and the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch through 6pm Thursday. NWS-Slidell Meteorologist Mike Sheilds says a very slow moving upper level trough is pumping moisture from the Gulf into the area. He says significant rainfall totals are expected over the next 48 hours…:
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He says residents in these areas can expect repeat showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall at times.

Agents have said that nine people have been arrested in Louisiana recently who were suspected of being here illegally. Immigration authorities say the effort is part of a nationwide sweet called “Cross Check” which targets criminals who were illegally in the country during March 1 to March 5th. Agents arrested a total of 2,059 people with prior criminal convictions from 94 countries.

According to a new General Social Survey, 32-percent of Americans either own a firearm or live in a household with firearms, but a local dealer says that could be misleading. Eric Gill has more…:
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Congrats to ULM head basketball coach Keith Richard who has been named the coach of the year in the Sun Belt.