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Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make landfall in eastern Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, with 50 mph winds and slow westward movement. Schools in New Orleans, including Southern University and Xavier University, have shifted to remote classes or closed. A tropical storm warning is active along the Gulf Coast, with potential for flash flooding and tidal surges.

Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make landfall in Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish with 50 mph winds, prompting tropical storm warnings and school closures. The storm, moving west at 5 mph, brings risks of flash flooding and tidal surges along the Gulf Coast, with projected weakening after landfall.

Louisiana district judges face unusual turnover due to mandatory age 70 retirement and legislative changes, including the elimination of three criminal court judgeships in Orleans Parish. Judges like John Fuller, Rhonda Goode-Douglas, and Simone Levine are challenging colleagues or the law, creating competitive and confusing races for voters.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill denied knowledge of a reported Orleans Parish grand jury investigation into her correspondence with New Orleans city leaders. The dispute centers on her warning that city officials' actions to counter a state law eliminating a court clerk position were illegal, potentially risking their offices. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno accused Murrill of intimidation, while the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the state's legal stance.

Julia Letlow and John Fleming, two Louisiana Republicans, are disputing over an AI-generated parody video that falsely claims Letlow would become a university president after her husband's death. Letlow condemned Fleming's sharing of the video as 'unconscionable,' while Fleming accused her of using AI to attack his campaign. Louisiana recently passed legislation (HB 459) addressing AI use in political ads, set to take effect in August.