The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for northwest Louisiana through most of the weekend. Eric Gill reports…:
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An small adjustment was made by the Louisiana Board of Ethics which would let lobbyists spend a little more wining and dining state lawmakers starting July 1. The cap had been $58 dollars on food and drink for a public official per occasion, and the approval next fiscal year was a cap of $60.

The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office says a $1500 reward is now being offered for information on the case of the shooting deaths of two horses in Bertrandville. Sheriff Mike Waguespack says they were contacted by the owner after he discovered his horses lying on the ground. Waguespack says when officers arrived they found that the two horses had been shot multiple times…:
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The other horse had to be put down. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact authorities.

The 2015 Poncatoula Strawberry Festival Poster is being called racist by some, and beautiful by others. The Tangipahoa NAACP says the painting depicting faceless black children is offensive and they are calling for it to stop being sold immediately. Strawberry Festival spokesperson Shelley Matherne says the depiction is meant to build a bridge between cultures:
CUT 10 (07) “she is everybody”