An area of low pressure near the Gulf of Mexico is likely to form into a tropical depression next week, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Baton Rouge, LA
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73°
Clear
- Humidity: 95%
- Feels Like: 73°
- Heat Index: 73°
- Wind: 1 mph
- Wind Chill: 73°
- UV Index: 9 Very High
- Sunrise: 06:53:40 AM
- Sunset: 06:58:53 PM
- Dew Point: 72°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Sunny to partly cloudy. High 93F. Winds light and variable.
Tonight
Clear to partly cloudy. Low 73F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 92F. Winds light and variable.
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The bridges connecting the two states are in poor condition and were closed in 2022. St. Tammany elected officials say action is needed.
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Hurricane Francine exposed flaws in New Orleans area drainage. The threats are only going to worsen.
Francine did not pose a particularly severe test of the New Orleans region's ability to handle stormwater, but the results were not reassuring.
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With Hurricane Francine now gone from Louisiana, most Baton Rouge-area schools are reopening Friday, but extensive power outages have prompted Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes, all…
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He attributed the lack of widespread damage to an expanding levee system, additional pumps, drainage improvements and volunteer sandbagging efforts.
Damage assessments were underway early Thursday across roughly a third of the state.
Several roads and intersections in East Baton Rouge Parish are closed Thursday after Hurricane Francine went through South Louisiana Wednesday night.
No injuries, major structure damage or road closures were reported in Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes.
Much of Ascension Parish remained without power Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, and in the Baton Rouge area overall more than 100,000 people woke up without electricity after …
Hurricane Francine knocked out over 100,000 customers' power in East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes.
A Louisiana State Police trooper was struck by a fallen tree while clearing debris during Hurricane Francine.
A tree fell on a house with 11 people inside as Hurricane Francine slammed into Baton Rouge on Wednesday night.
As Hurricane Francine plowed through the Baton Rouge area, it knocked down trees and power lines in its path.
Francine was downgraded to a tropical storm at 10 p.m. Wednesday, several hours after making landfall near Morgan City, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Heavy rain and strong winds could be felt as Hurricane Francine began blowing through the capital area Wednesday evening.
The storm moved inland and began to weaken, but still posed serious risks.
Residents of Baton Rouge and surrounding areas should wrap up their last-minute preparations for Hurricane Francine soon as weather will start deteriorating this afternoon with the full force …
A tropical depression formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning, joining several other disturbances dotting the ocean along with Hurricane Francine, which is expected to make l…
Francine is officially a hurricane.
Baton Rouge residents may experience potential hurricane-force winds and flash flooding Wednesday as Tropical Storm Francine passes through the capital area, according to the National Weather …
Tropical Storm Francine's track forecast shifted east Tuesday morning, putting New Orleans uncomfortably close to the center of the storm.
A shift to the east added to concerns. Powerful winds, flash flooding, tornadoes and electricity outages were among the risks.
Tropical Storm Francine's track forecast continued to move east Tuesday, and forecasters now expect the storm to make landfall as a hurricane somewhere closer to central or southeast Louisiana.
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