Hurricane Zeta is getting stronger as it approaches Louisiana’s coast. Its maximum sustained winds are 90 miles per hour and the storm is forecast to make landfall this afternoon in southeast Louisiana with winds around 100 miles per hour. That would make it a Category Two storm. Shawn O’Neil with the National Weather Service says heavy rainfall is likely, but Zeta’s fierce winds are the biggest concern
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is riding out Hurricane Zeta in Plaquemines Parish, where he once served as parish president. Nungesser is concerned about flooding as construction continues on a federal levee system…
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Nungesser says Zeta is a fast-moving storm at 18 miles per hour.

The family of Tommie McGlothen Jr., a mentally ill man who died after being in Shreveport Police custody, is seeking a 25 million dollar wrongful death settlement from the City of Shreveport. Video shows officers beating McGlothen and the coroner’s report says he was then left unattended in a police cruiser for 48 minutes and later died. Family attorney James Carter…
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The incident occurred last April and the four officers involved are facing criminal charges.

The head of State Police, Colonel Kevin Reeves, has announced he will retire at the end of the week. There’s an ongoing investigation into the death of a black man while in State police custody. But Governor Edwards says he knew of Reeves’ retirement plans since last year…
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Edwards says he’s never lost confidence in Reeves.