Tropical Storm Bill is letting it’s presence be known in Southwest Louisiana, as we hear from Johnathan Brazzell with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles…
CUT 7 (09) Q: “falling as well”

As Tropical Storm Bill moves toward Northeast Texas and Southern Oklahoma, officials are very concerned for more heavy rain for an already swollen Red River. Right now, FEMA teams are determining if the area around Shreveport and Bossier qualifies for federal assistance resulting from this recent flooding of the Red, checking for building structural damage…
CUT 6 (10) Q: “of the house”
That’s GOHSEP Deputy Director Mark Riley.
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Famous entrepreneur and TV personality Donald Trump has announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Governor Bobby Jindal is expected to officially throw his hat in the ring next week, and ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this announcement can’t make Jindal happy…
cut 10 (09) “he’s well known”

The Higher Education Report Card is out from the LSU Student Government, which grades lawmakers on their record with higher ed in this past session. There were a lot more A’s, B’s, and C’s than there were D’s and F’s, and Student Body President Andrew Mahtook says they were generally pleased. He says moving forward, they hope to establish a full time student lobbying commission…
CUT 15 (06) Q: “at the Capitol”