The National Hurricane Center is giving a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms near Cuba a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next five days as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico. State Climatologist Barry Keim says sea surface temperatures are prime for development…
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That being said Keim does not expect the system to develop into a hurricane.

New Orleans Fire Superintendent Tim McConnell is optimistic they will recover the remains of two New Orleans construction workers who died when the Hard Rock Hotel construction site collapsed last October. McConnell says they hope to get to one of the bodies by the end of the week and other by July 29th….
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference has made the decision to postpone fall sports, including football, to the spring. Southern University Athletics Director Roman Banks says by the time 2021 gets here, he’s hopeful scientists are closer to a vaccine and there are fewer COVID-19 cases…
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The postponement will mean the Bayou Classic will be played in the Spring, instead of Thanksgiving weekend.

Qualifying begins tomorrow for Louisiana’s U-S Senate race. Republican Bill Cassidy is seeking his second-term and at this moment, the doctor from Baton Rouge does not face a serious Democratic challenger. Louisiana Democratic Party executive director Stephen Handwerk says there will be Democratic candidates on the ballot…
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Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins is a rumored candidate.