Tracking Tropical Storms Marco & Laura
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The Baton Rouge metro area is now under a tropical storm watch as Laura and Marco continue moving closer to the Gulf Coast. Read the full story
As Louisiana braces for the potential of back-to-back hurricanes early next week, officials say Baton Rouge's biggest concern is heavy, sustained rain, wind damage and complacency in preparing supplies. Read the full story
Baton Rouge Police Department officers are investigating a shooting in a business parking lot on Perkins Road that injured at least one person. Read the full story
As Tropical Storms Marco and Laura head for the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the New Orleans area on Saturday. Read the full story
Tropical Storms Laura and Marco might follow similar tracks in the Gulf of Mexico, an historic string of events in such a short time frame. But conditions as of Saturday don't call for an unpredictable situation: the interaction of the two storms. Read the full story
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