The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for northwest Louisiana through most of the weekend. The watch will remain in effect through Sunday morning. Meteorologist Michael Berry says scattered showers began moving into the area this morning…
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Berry says the flooding potential will no be helped by current ground conditions that are already soaked.

The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of two horses in Bertrandville, as deputies discover two horses in their stable on the ground, who had been shot multiple times at close range…
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That’s Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack, who says they are offering a $15 hundred dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest.

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The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival poster is getting a lot of attention this year as some are calling it beautiful art and others feel it’s racist. The painting depicts two faceless black children surrounded by strawberries. Festival spokeswoman Shelley Matherne says art is subjective and interpretive…:
CUT 9 (04) “strawberry industry”
But the Greater NAACP of Tangipahoa Parish says the poster is a reminder of blackface performers and is offensive and distasteful.

Year-to-year numbers from state officials show Louisiana casinos brought in $224.1 million dollars last month which is 6.8 percent higher than February the year before. Casino Association Executive Director Wade Duty says part of the reason for the big gains can be attributed to the lower gas prices…:
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Another factor is the opening the new Golden Nugget that just opened in Lake Charles.