tropics

It has not been the hurricane season we were expecting, and it looks like we'll have a little more peace in the coming weeks.

A storm approaching the Gulf could have south Louisiana implications.

Peak hurricane season is here and the tropics are active.

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While we are getting heavy rains, there are no immediate signs of hurricane activity anytime soon.

Houma residents say the area looks like a "war zone."

Leaders in both parishes are thankful the storm's fury missed them.

Franklin's mayor says he's grateful.

Volunteers are asked to bring four days of food and clothes, as well as chainsaws and gasoline if they can.

Lafayette will see winds gusts up to 55 miles per hour tonight.

Curfews and evacuation orders remain in place.

The storm continues to move northwest at 16 miles per hour.

Maximum sustained winds are 100 miles per hour.

All of Acadiana is under a hurricane warning.

That system is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico as early as Friday.

Governor Bobby Jindal declares a state of emergency as a tropical disturbance in the Gulf moves toward the state.

The Governor's office is keeping a close eye on the Gulf as a tropical wave that forecasters say could develop makes its way for the Louisiana coast.