Here’s what you need to know: VideoHurricane Ida battered much of the Louisiana coast, with extreme flooding and damage to homes and businesses. Drone footage shows the extent of the cleanup in the area surrounding New Orleans.CreditCredit…Johnny Milano for The New York Times Entergy, Louisiana’s largest utility, announced early Wednesday that it had restored electricity … Read more
Hurricane Ida devastated the state of Louisiana as a Category 4 storm for about six hours. Ida was downgraded to a Category 3 storm by the National Hurricane Center in an update at 7 p.m. ET. It hit land as a Category 4 storm at around 1 p.m. ET. For reference, Hurricane Laura, which hit … Read more
A 12-foot python escaped from an enclosure in Louisiana’s largest mall on Tuesday and remains at large. Cara, a yellow and white Burmese python, has reportedly escaped at the Blue Zoo in the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. The Blue Zoo, which describes itself as an “interactive aquarium,” confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Cara … Read more
Daily coronavirus cases continue to trend lower in most states, falling an average of 26,000 over the past month, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths are also down in the nation. On Jan. 13, the country reported 3,555 deaths, Andy Slavitt, lead advisor on coronavirus … Read more
The National Hurricane Center monitors two separate areas for possible tropical development. The Gulf system could cause heavy rainfall in parts of Texas and Louisiana. The system in the Atlantic is not expected to have a direct impact on the USA. The 2021 tropical storm and hurricane season, which officially doesn’t start until June 1st, … Read more
The US Coast Guard rescued six people on Tuesday under severe weather warnings from a capsized commercial lift boat “in the Gulf of Mexico”. The Coast Guard says the incident occurred south of Grand Isle, Louisiana and other Good Samaritan ships also helped with the rescue. “The crew of the pre-commissioned Coast Guard cutter, Glenn … Read more
last update April 10, 2021, 1:44 p.m. ET April 10, 2021, 1:44 p.m. ET Weather forecasters in Mobile, Ala., Received reports of hail the size of softballs in some areas when a storm system hit Florida. pictureStorms caused widespread damage in Palmetto, La. The winds were strong enough to drag a house tens of meters … Read more