When you think of Louisiana, you think of swamps and the mighty Mississippi, you don't think of droughts. However, we're still experiencing drought conditions well into fall.
Our family wasn’t poor when I was growing up, but with six kids under her roof and 1970s inflation straining households everywhere, my mother was keen to pinch pennies.
A tropical low just south of Louisiana is expected to bring an increased threat of storms and heavy rain to coastal sections of the state later tonight.
In general, places don t get much wetter than Louisiana. Much of the state is wetlands, and warm, humid air regularly blows in from the Gulf of Mexico, often bringing thunderstorms.