It’s looking likely we will see two named storms enter the Gulf of Mexico next week, the first time we’ve seen two named storms in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time since 1933. One system seems to be aiming for the Louisiana-Texas border, while another, Tropical Storm Laura, is expected to make landfall as a hurricane on the northern gulf coast on Wednesday. State Climatologist Barry Keim says keep an eye out…
Heavy rainfall is the greatest threat to the area, with two to six inches forecasted Monday through Thursday. Strong winds and elevated tides are also possible. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is bracing for that possibility. GOHSEP spokesperson Mike Steele says it’s time to get prepared…
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Hopes for Louisiana obtaining any form of herd immunity in the next few months from COVID-19 appear to be slim. An Ochsner study of the Baton Rouge region showed despite being a hotspot the city only had ten percent of its population with coronavirus antibodies in mid-late July…
That’s Ochsner Research Scientist Dr. Amy Feehan who says 2,100 people were tested for the survey.
A Baton Rouge man who killed a woman in a high-speed wreck last summer after he says God told him to kill himself is found not guilty by reason of insanity. 19-year-old Jack Jordan’s attorney, James Manasseh, says Jordan’s next court hearing is in October.
Stephanie Payne was idling at a Baton Rouge intersection on July 22nd when Jordan slammed his vehicle into hers at over 90 miles per hour.