Wednesday 12:50pm Update: The Capital City and hardest hit areas north and west of the city are catching a break from rain as a line of thunderstorms marches across I-55. Some parts of Pointe Coupee and Wilkinson have picked up 7-9 as estimated by radar. There have been reports from the National Weather Service of water entering homes in the Bordelon Subdivision in Pointe Coupee Parish. While scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will remain possible this afternoon and evening, a considerable break in the torrential rain rates is expected.
As his peers decided to stay closed or go virtual Wednesday in response to record cold winter weather, Steven Eagleton opted to reopen The Dunham School in Baton Rouge and
A thousand doses of Narcan, the nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, will be given away free of charge from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Baton Rouge Police headquarters
The Arctic Blast that has been predicted by the Storm Station for more than a week will overtake the region Monday night. After a brief period of isolated, light freezing rain, 36 to 48 hours of frigid temperatures are expected.