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Barry dissipates over Mexico as forecasters track Gulf disturbance near Florida

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
8 hrs ago

Tropical Storm Barry made landfall just south of Tampico, Mexico as a tropical depression Sunday and dissipated overnight, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane forecasters tracking disturbance in the southern Gulf with low chance of formation

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
Updated Jun 28, 2025

A Caribbean disturbance in the southern Gulf of Mexico that hurricane forecasters were tracking early Friday morning is expected to move northwest into the Bay of Campeche by Mexico Saturday o…

Andrea, first tropical storm of 2025 hurricane season, dissipates over the Atlantic

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
Jun 25, 2025

Andrea, the first named tropical storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, dissipated Tuesday night just hours after forming in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean earlier that morning, accord…

Tropical Storm Andrea forms in Atlantic, marking first named storm of 2025 hurricane season

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Jun 24, 2025

Tropical Storm Andrea formed over the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday morning, marking the first named storm of the 2025 hurricane season.聽

Atlantic disturbance likely to become tropical storm as it moves away from US, forecasters say

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
Jun 24, 2025

An Atlantic disturbance that hurricane forecasters were tracking聽Tuesday聽morning is expected to briefly become the first tropical storm of the year as it continues to move northeast away from …

Atlantic disturbance near Bermuda likely to form away from U.S., hurricane forecasters say

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
Jun 23, 2025

An Atlantic disturbance that hurricane forecasters began tracking Sunday is expected to briefly form into a tropical depression Monday over the central Atlantic,聽according to the National Hurr…

Is Omaha hotter than Baton Rouge for Game 2 of CWS? Here's the weather forecast.

By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer
Updated Jun 22, 2025

LSU Tiger baseball fans are used to the summer heat in Baton Rouge, but it's just as hot in Omaha as it is in 抖阴h Sunday for Game 2 of the College World Series.

Hurricane forecasters tracking Atlantic disturbance near Bermuda with low chance of formation

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Jun 22, 2025

An Atlantic disturbance that hurricane forecasters were tracking early Sunday morning is expected to move northeast away from the U.S., according to the National Hurricane Center.聽

Temps will feel over 100 degrees in New Orleans, southeast 抖阴h, forecasters say

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
Jun 20, 2025

Summer heat will be in full effect in New Orleans late Friday morning going into the evening with temperatures potentially feeling like they reached 105 degrees, according to the National Weat…

Overturned truck on I-12 in Hammond spills bales of hay, closing highway going east

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
Jun 16, 2025

An overturned truck on Interstate 12 in Hammond has spilled bales of hay on the highway Monday morning, closing the highway eastbound at Interstate 55 and causing significant delays.聽

Nearly 6,000 Entergy customers without power in Baton Rouge after thunderstorm

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Jun 12, 2025

More than 6,700 Entergy customers in Baton Rouge were left without power Thursday afternoon after heavy rain swept through the area, and many of the problems lingered into the evening, accordi…

A Strawberry Moon will appear in the 抖阴h night sky, but it won't look like it sounds

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Updated Jun 11, 2025

A full moon will be visible across the 抖阴h sky Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, and while this year's coincides with a special astronomical event, it won't look like anything s…

Monday will be hot across southeast 抖阴h, with storms possible. See the forecast.

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
Jun 9, 2025

The week is kicking off with a chance of isolated storms becoming severe and causing potential flooding across southeast 抖阴h, weather forecasters say.聽

A large Saharan Dust plume will soon blanket Gulf Coast. See timing for 抖阴h.

BY MARCO CARTOLANO and KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2025

A large plume of Saharan dust will blanket the Gulf Coast after traveling across the Atlantic Friday, local meteorologists say, and 抖阴h should expect to see hazy skies and picturesque su…

Is storm surge worsening along 抖阴h's coast? Research shows reasons for concern.

BY JOSIE ABUGOV | Staff writer
Updated Jun 6, 2025

By analyzing data from the past 70 years, scientists discovered trends related to changing storm surge levels. The Southeast and Gulf coasts are some of the worst hotspots.

National Weather Service is hiring, filling jobs after Trump cuts. What's it mean for 抖阴h?

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Updated Jun 29, 2025

After losing hundreds of employees to budget cuts and layoffs implemented by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, the National Weather Service announced plans Tuesda…

Louisian Gov. Jeff Landry: As hurricane season begins, 'preparation starts with the individual'

抖阴h Gov. Jeff Landry: As hurricane season begins, 'preparation starts with the individual'

BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
Jun 3, 2025

Landry also said he has spoken to DHS Secretary聽Kristi Noem. "I do not believe the president or the White House has any intention of revamping FEMA while hurricane season is in play," he said.

Part of Dalrymple Drive in Baton Rouge to be closed through Saturday for I-10 work

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Jun 3, 2025

A portion of Dalrymple Drive in Baton Rouge will be partially closed during the day and fully closed overnight this week to allow for Interstate 10 widening work, the 抖阴h Department of T…

Hurricane forecasters continue tracking Atlantic disturbance: 'Nothing to worry about in the Gulf'

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Updated Jun 3, 2025

A disturbance that forecasters started tracking on the second day of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season could develop subtropical or tropical characteristics off the southeast coast of the U.S…

May Street in Baton Rouge will close Wednesday for University Lakes project

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Jun 2, 2025

May Street, which connects Dalrymple Drive and East Lake Shore Drive near LSU, will close to all traffic for more than a year beginning Wednesday as work continues on the University Lakes rest…

The Northern Lights could be visible in 抖阴h this weekend. Here's what to know.

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Updated Jun 1, 2025

抖阴h residents could be treated to a sight rarely seen this far south Sunday night: the Northern Lights.聽

Left lane of I-10 East open in Baton Rouge after multi-vehicle crash, officials say

BY ELLYN COUVILLION and QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writers
May 29, 2025

UPDATE: Left lane now open, two other lanes remain closed, according to DOTD at 12:15 p.m.

A 'big' Saharan dust plume may bring dramatic 抖阴h sunsets. See timing, forecast.

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
May 28, 2025

A plume of Saharan dust large enough to blanket the entire Caribbean is expected to reach the Gulf Coast later this week, marking the start of a season that often brings dry, hazy air and epic…

Morning rain, some severe thunderstorms will hit southeast 抖阴h. See the forecast.

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
May 27, 2025

Memorial Day weekend is over and southeast 抖阴h will be met with rain and the chance of severe thunderstorms as residents return to work Tuesday.聽

Memorial Day weekend shaping up to feel hot, possibly rainy. See the forecast.

BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer
Updated May 23, 2025

After a brief respite from above-average mid-May heat, local forecasters say it could feel like near 100 degree temperatures this Memorial Day weekend.