Our neighbors north of Acadiana are still recovering after record rainfall fell during the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur.
Hundreds of homes were flooded in parts of central Louisiana, and many had to be rescued by emergency officials as the water rose so quickly.
Read MoreTropical Storm Arthur dropped historical amounts of rain causing dangerous and destructive flooding in parts of Louisiana, prompting Gov. Jeff Landry to declare a state of emergency for Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Tammany, and Terrebonne parishes.
Read MoreThe threat for active storms is not over for Louisiana ... but concerns for any widespread severe weather and tropical impacts are on a slow decline for the Bayou State.
Arthur appears to have already moved inland and is expected to remain inland for the rest of 'his' brief journey.
Read MoreDry conditions across the Missouri River Basin are continuing to reduce runoff and raise concerns about water supplies and navigation later this year.
Read MoreMay's rains have brought significant relief to Louisiana's drought conditions, which peaked in severity and coverage during April after months of dry weather tied to La Niña. Much of the state has seen noticeable improvement thanks to a wetter-than-normal May, and early indications suggest the rainfall arrived just in time to benefit many agricultural producers. However, the full impact remains to be seen, particularly in northwestern Louisiana, where drought conditions have been slower to improve.
Read MoreEl Niño is expected to develop during this year’s hurricane season, and while El Niño years typically produce fewer storms across the Atlantic and generally lower the risk for Louisiana, it does not eliminate the threat of tropical weather.
Read MoreLouisiana saw a wet and active week, with widespread rainfall and several rounds of severe weather as a slow-moving front crossed the state. Rain totals were above normal across most of Louisiana, especially in central and southeastern areas.
Read MoreLouisiana experienced a wet and stormy week, with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms bringing heavy rain, flash flooding, and severe weather to much of the state. Nearly 60 weather warnings were issued, including tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flash flood warnings. A brief tornado touchdown was confirmed in St. James Parish.
Read MoreLouisiana saw another wet and active week, with repeated rounds of rain and thunderstorms helping improve drought conditions across much of the state while also causing localized flooding.
Read MoreDrought conditions improved across parts of southern Louisiana thanks to recent rains, but northern Louisiana continued to dry out. More than 75% of the state remains in drought, with Extreme Drought expanding across northern parishes.
Read MoreThere is general agreement among all but one of the listed forecast groups that the 2026 season will have fewer-than-average 'named' storms in the Atlantic Basin. Historically, fewer storms overall leads to a reduction in landfalls for the U.S. mainland, on average. This is especially true in terms of 'major' hurricane landfalls on the mainland.
Read MoreThis Secretarial Natural Disaster Designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.
Read MoreHurricane season is once again upon us, and the LSU AgCenter has recommendations to mitigate potential danger and losses to yards, homes and animals, tips for keeping food and cleaning supplies on hand and information for farmers and ranchers.
Read MoreMuch of Louisiana is now under a Slight Risk for damaging winds Tuesday, along with a Marginal Risk for flash flooding. While severe weather chances decrease later this week, several rounds of rain could bring much-needed drought relief — along with some isolated flooding concerns in northern Louisiana through Saturday.
Read MoreBig rains are headed to Louisiana — and this looks like a long-duration event. Rain ramps up later today, and I don’t see a true dry stretch over the next 10 days.
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