Now that the bad weather day is behind us, we can expect beautiful, yet chilly, conditions for Christmas. Michelle Southern reports.
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The annual Bonfires on the Levee takes place tonight in St. James Parish. Scott Carwile has more…
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A thief with a heart two sizes too small is behind bars after the Washington Parish Sheriff’s office got a tip that Mr. Grinch was trying to steal Christmas. Michelle Southern reports…:
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State Climatologist Barry Keim says now that we have the nasty conditions behind us we can expect to have some nice weather for Christmas in Louisiana. He says colder temperatures are now descending upon the state…:
Keim says temperatures this morning range from the upper 30s across northern parishes to about 50 degrees along the coast, but most of the state is in the 40s. He says Christmas morning is when the real cold weather is going to settle in…:
Keim says conditions will be perfect out to open your presents by a nice warm fire on the chilly Christmas morning. He says highs on Thursday will rise up into the 50s…:
Cut 6 (05) “just the way Christmas should be”
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The annual Bonfires on the Levee takes place tonight in St. James Parish. Rhonda Lee, President of the Festival of the Bonfires, says this is a tradition in the parish dating back more than 100 years. She says, this year, 130 bonfires will be lit…
Lee says the popularity of the Christmas Eve bonfires has been growing steadily over the last 25 years or so. She expects the levees to be packed tonight with revelers. Lee says people from all over the United States plan their Christmas vacations to check out the bonfires…
If you plan on heading to the Bonfires on the Levee celebration, it’s recommended that you get into the area before 6PM. The fires will be lit around 7PM. There are several stories about how the bonfires started in St. James Parish, but Lee says one stands out…
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A thief with a heart two sizes too small is behind bars after the Washington Parish Sheriff’s office got a tip that Mr. Grinch was trying to steal Christmas. Sheriff Randy Seal they did some investigating and were able to apprehend the suspect’s dog and attach a surveillance recorder to it…:
Seal says the 56-year-old infamous Mr. Grinch was allegedly planning to take Christmas trees, ornaments, decorations and presents for children. He says now the people of Washington Parish can sleep easier now that the cuddly as a cactus suspect has been caught…:
cut 11 (08) “really are a heel”
Seal said they found Grinch hiding in the woods near Highway 62 and were able to listen in on his plans to ruin Christmas. He says they sent out this release to put smiles on faces and let citizens know there is a warm and fuzzy side cops and they don’t stink, stank stunk…:
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Clean-up and recovery will take place today in Tangipahoa Parish near Amite where a tornado touched down yesterday afternoon causing damage to nearly 20 homes. Jeff McKneely, spokesperson for Tangipahoa Parish Emergency management, says thankfully no one was hurt
The twister also knocked down trees and power lines, causing power outages. McKneely says the whole incident happened really quick…
McKneely says with the weather much better today, they’ll continue to survey the damage, but they do have a lot of property damage east of Amite…
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