State climatologist Barry Keim says Louisiana is in a drought. He says it’s been 23 days since Shreveport had any rain and in Baton Rouge, it’s been 24 days, and New Orleans has had only a sprinkle in the past 26 days. The hardest hit he says though are farmers, and there’s no relief in sight.
And elsewhere in the south, Florida saw significant amounts of rain and high water after Hurricane Ian. The United Cajun Navy remains in the Sunshine State providing recover assistance and Spokesperson Brian Trascher says it’s been quite some time since the western coast of Florida was impacted by a major hurricane and that’s allowed for even more construction with less oversite compared to other areas.
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Parts of the Mississippi River are so low that barge shipments are being limited just after crops have been harvested. Whitney Thomas has more…
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