For southeast Louisiana, today brings back bad memories. Hurricanes Katrina, Isaac, and Ida all hit on August 29th. Marsanne Golsby looks back at the one-year anniversary of Ida….
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The tropics are showing signs of heating up as the National Hurricane Center is monitoring four areas for possible development. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Today brings bad memories for a lot of people in Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Hurricane Isaac in 2012, and Hurricane Ida last year. St John Parish was among the hardest hit by Ida. Parish President Jacklyn Hotard finally got back into her home 45 days ago. She says the recovery from Ida has been slowed by supply chain issues and insurance red tape.
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She says a lot of people in St John are still in either temporary housing or living with relatives but it’s hard to track how many Her long-term concerns are about the affordability and availability of homeowners insurance.
More than half a dozen insurance companies have left Louisiana since Ida hit. Hotard says even with the challenges, St. John Parish looks much better this year than it did a year ago.
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Four people drowned in Beauregard Parish over the weekend. Beauregard Parish Sheriff Mark Herford says they received a call Friday evening that four people were in distress and unaccounted for in the Sabine River. He says a group was swimming and the recent rains brought on a strong current.
According to a GoFundMe account, the four-year-old victim has been identified as Bentley Lane Fountain. Herford says the three adults who lost their lives are Troy M. McCollough of the Junction community, Kelly Bailey of Hornbeck, and Austin Scott of DeRidder.
And with four fatalities, Herford says it’s the worst case of multiple drownings he’s worked in his more than three-decade career in Beauregard Parish.
All four victims have been recovered and the identity of the young boy has not been released.
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And with so many hurricane anniversaries this time of year, it’s a reminder to keep our eyes on the tropics. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring four areas for possible development and State Climatologist Barry Keim says the system in the central Atlantic is one to be mindful of as far as Louisiana is concerned.
The 2022 hurricane season was forecasted to be above average with 14 to 21 named storms, of which three to six would be major hurricanes. Keim says so far there have only been three named storms and they posed no threat to the Bayou State.
And because there’s not an immediate threat to Louisiana as far as the four systems go, Keim says you shouldn’t have to cancel any upcoming plans.
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LSU football coach Brian Kelly has decided on a starting quarterback for Sunday’s season opener against Florida State, but he’s not announcing who it is publicly. The first-year coach says he does not want the Seminoles to have that information…
Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier have been battling for the role as the starter and last week Kelly said the competition was tight. Kelly says Florida State has an advantage in that they played a game on Saturday, beating Duquesne 47-7. So Kelly says he’ll keep the starting quarterback announcement a secret to use as an advantage for the Tigers
Kelly says he made a decision in the last 48 hours and it was a tough decision. Kick-off Sunday against the Seminoles is at 6:30.