It's hard to imagine what it must have been like to be inside this place as Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the city, making things as dangerous inside as they were outside.
We had a brutal, record-breaking summer and it was hard to imagine freezing temperatures and cold winds when we were dealing with brutal heat and weeks of triple-digit temperatures, but that may well be what we have in store for us, according to Farmers Almanac
NOAA has released its latest long-range winter outlook for Louisiana and with Mardi Gras arriving early frozen precipitation could be falling on our parades.
It should be no surprise that we are still talking about the tropics and hurricane season. The obnoxious heatwave that gripped Louisiana and much of the country heated up the water in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to the point that it felt like bath water.
The Summer of 2023 was record-breaking, but the heat didn't just affect utility bills. It may adversely impact the upcoming crawfish season in Louisiana.
The strongest hurricane of the 2023 season so far has already hit Category 5 strength and is expected to remain a major storm for the next several days.
The system moving through the area has the potential for 'severe weather such as very frequent lightning, heavy rain, hail and/or damaging winds,' according to the alert.