The southern part of the state is under a Flash Flood Watch through Thursday as heavy rains are expected. Mike Shields, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says the culprit is some unstable air…
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He says six inches of rain could fall in South Louisiana over the next few days, with some areas receiving up to eight inches.

New polling numbers from a Mississippi-based firm is showing Republican US Senator David Vitter leading Democratic Amite Representative John Bel Edwards by just two percentage points in the governor’s race. Triumph Campaigns also shows Democrat Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden ahead in the race for Lt. Governor with 33 percent of the vote…
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That’s Triumph owner Justin Brasell.
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A man wanted for a New Roads double homicide is now being accused for the shooting death of a Deputy U.S. Marshal in Scotlandville. The suspect is 31 year-old James D. Croom, who was also shot in the exchange of gunfire, was sent to the hospital. The 30 year-old Deputy Marshal’s identity has not be released.

According to a survey by the personal finance company SmartAsset, Covington and Mandeville top the list of best places to retire in Louisiana…:
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