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Commercial air service returns to Natchez after 30 years as SkyWest, operating for United, launches daily 50-seat jet flights to Houston — a route supported in part by a $950,000 government risk‑mitigation fund.

Local roundup: A Vidalia man faces arson, insurance fraud and obstruction charges after an intentionally set vehicle fire; the University of New Orleans has become LSU New Orleans; Mississippi approved a Workforce Pell policy for short‑term training programs; the Louisiana Supreme Court threw out Jimmy Duncan’s 1993 murder conviction. River at Natchez‑Vidalia: 39.62 ft and…

Franklin Street (between North Pearl and North Commerce) will be closed until about 2 p.m. for crane work at the Wade House. Julia Letlow advances to the Louisiana U.S. Senate general election. Mississippi Highway Patrol boosts July 3–5 holiday enforcement. A July 13 search at Baton Rouge North Landfill will seek a missing 15‑year‑old; river…

Three juveniles were arrested after a truck theft in Natchez that led to recovery of stolen guns. In state news, Julia Letlow won the GOP Senate nomination, Mississippi authorized a list of undocumented immigrants, and Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed $12 million.

Citizen tips led Adams County deputies to arrest three of five most‑wanted suspects within hours; two remain at large. Meanwhile, bipartisan lawmakers introduced the Craw Act to move crawfish processing into the uncapped H‑2A program, amid high‑profile sentences and a tightening LA Senate primary.

A vehicle chase in Adams County led to drug‑related arrests; St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith resigned after pleading guilty; a medical cannabis hotline launched statewide; Planned Parenthood returns to New Orleans this fall. Mississippi River at Natchez‑Vidalia 37.51 ft and rising.

Tropical Storm Arthur may have dropped a record 29.06 inches of rain in Avoyles Parish, potentially breaking Louisiana’s daily record. In other news: a Vidalia pawnshop break-in led to one arrest, 11 indicted in $12.3M Mississippi Medicaid fraud, and the GOP Senate primary remains tightly contested.

Downtown Natchez will face a temporary water shutoff Tuesday for valve replacement and leak repairs. Gov. Jeff Landry joined Avoyelles flood relief efforts, Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch reached a safety settlement with Roblox, and officials issued insurance guidance for flood claims.

Mississippi launches an America250 scholarship giveaway — ten students can win up to $250 through July 3 — as Louisiana heads to Senate runoffs amid conflicting polls. Health officials warn of a blood shortage affecting sickle cell patients, and flooding has swamped Avoyles Parish.

Christopher “C.J.” Shepherd has surrendered in the June 4 Natchez shooting that killed 19‑year‑old Caven Barrow. Tropical Storm Arthur also spawned tornadoes across southeast Louisiana; other local updates follow.