Driving south Monday afternoon on Louisiana Highway 1 in Lafourche Parish just 24 hours after Category 4 Hurricane Ida barreled up from the Gulf of Mexico, motorists who talked their way past a half-dozen law enforcement checkpoints had to dodge m…
Lafayette, LA
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89°
Sunny
- Humidity: 64%
- Feels Like: 100°
- Heat Index: 100°
- Wind: 12 mph
- Wind Chill: 89°
- UV Index: 11
- Sunrise: 06:27:01 AM
- Sunset: 08:01:41 PM
- Dew Point: 75°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. Continued hot and humid. High 96F. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight
A few clouds. Low 76F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 93F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
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If there's a bright spot in the efforts to repel Hurricane Ida's worst in Louisiana, it's likely the complete lack of damage caused by storm surge to the main New Orleans area hurricane levee systems.
Tommy Pitre rode his bicycle through downtown Thibodaux on Monday afternoon to witness Hurricane Ida's wreckage firsthand. It was one of the few ways to access the city, since law enforcement turned vehicles around at the main entrances and cell r…
Over 67 people were rescued on Monday. One elderly woman was found dead inside of a home.
Hurricane Ida appears to have put an abrupt end to a long-running controversy over the burned and blighted house U.S. Rep. Troy Carter owns on Algiers Point.
Acadiana, largely unscathed by Hurricane Ida, may become a substantial staging area for storing and shipping goods intended for south Louisiana areas battered by the storm Sunday.
HOUMA — George Arthur, 69, of Houma, stood at the kitchen sink of his small house on Park Avenue on Monday morning where a collection of ceramic chickens lined the windowsill and an assortment of frying pans hung nearby.
With Acadiana largely spared from the perils of Hurricane Ida, power companies serving this region were releasing their back-up crews from this area to work in more storm-affected areas elsewhere.
'Some people didn't heed' evacuation order, parish official says
More than 600 power customers were without service around Acadiana at mid-afternoon Sunday, but not all of the problems were hurricane related.
'This storm is nothing to play with,' parish president says
Helping agencies in Acadiana were poised Sunday to react to expected damages in eastern Louisiana, as the path of Hurricane Ida became more likely.
'This is the worst I've seen in my lifetime,' police chief says
The following Acadiana communities are under curfews due to Hurricane Ida.