BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a State of Emergency Declaration for North and Central Louisiana in response to severe weather and strong winds that moved across the area June 14-16 and caused widespread power outages and water advisories. Another complex of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected to move across the region this evening and overnight. There could potentially be multiple rounds of thunderstorms overnight into early Sunday. More strong to severe thunderstorms are expected from Sunday morning into the late afternoon/early evening. Heat indices will range from 105-110 degrees today through Tuesday in most areas. Portions of Central Louisiana could see heat indices above 110 degrees. Several Louisiana parishes have declared states of emergency, and it is anticipated that other parishes may declare states of emergency and may be in need of assistance to response to this event...
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