SUMMARY: The Louisiana Water Sector Commission met to discuss various drinking water infrastructure projects. City representatives and engineers made requests for deadline extensions, project scope changes, and additional funding. Delcambre Waste Water requested a 4-month extension for fund verification, while Calcasieu Parish and St. Martinville sought extensions for project bidding and permits. Jeanerette requested to lower its bid match commitment and an extension for fund verification. Point Coupee Parish proposed removing booster pumps, and Shreveport sought to expand a project scope. Southwest Avoyelles Waterworks requested to remove a storage tank. Additionally, three entities requested extra funds due to budget overruns, all of which were approved.

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SUMMARY: Meteorologist Chase Ward reports clear and chilly conditions this morning with temperatures in the mid-40s, and some areas near the upper 30s. The afternoon will warm up to the upper 60s and low 70s, with dry conditions and calm winds. There may be patchy frost in Southwest Arkansas and light fog in some areas. Tonight will be cool, with temperatures dropping to the low 40s, and some spots in Arkansas may see temperatures near 30°F. Highs will warm slightly over the weekend, but a rain system will bring showers on Monday and Tuesday, followed by cooler weather mid-week.

We are a tad chilly this morning with temperatures in the mid and lower 40’s. Winds will stay calm out of the north as high pressure keeps the skies clear. Winds will shift southerly by tomorrow allowing for some moisture to creep in throughout the day. Clouds will build by Sunday. A frontal system will arrive next Monday with chances of showers and thunderstorms. After the front passes, temperatures will drop to the lower 60’s and possibly upper 50’s for daytime highs by Thursday.

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SUMMARY: A tragic incident unfolded in St. James Parish, Louisiana, when a welfare check led to a pursuit ending in a murder-suicide. A mother requested the check on her one-year-old child and the father, who were in an unknown area. Authorities spotted the vehicle in Ascension Parish, and the chase ended in St. James Parish near a cemetery. The 23-year-old father, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was found with his deceased child. The father later died at the hospital. Louisiana State Police are investigating and seeking any public assistance. The identities of those involved have not been released.

Louisiana State Police said it was a pursuit that ended at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Convent in a murder-suicide

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