Scattered showers and storms continue to pop up across Southwest Louisiana this afternoon thanks to a sea breeze as well as plenty of sunshine from this morning adding to the daytime heating. Rain chances will slowly diminish as we head into the overnight hours and set us with a nice start to Monday as we get off to a mostly sunny start before we look ahead to a cold front by mid-week.
Starting off the weekend we have been relatively dry as rain chances have remained low with most of the storms staying off to our east, but as we move through the evening the threat for a few storms will remain. Moving into the second half of the weekend the chances for a few showers and storms will increase as winds stay more out of the south and that will mean moisture is going to be more abundant.
At the corner of Elysian Fields & St. Claude on Saturday, hundreds of protesters turned up to protest the recent issues surrounding the cities trash collection.
A relatively nice day across Southwest Louisiana to round out the week after we have seen Nicholas moving through and the dreary conditions the last several days. Sunshine has finally returned and the mist and drizzle we have been stuck under has lifted and been replaced with just a few showers and some heavy downpours at times. The unsettled pattern we are stuck in looks to continue as we head into the weekend and even into next week as scattered showers and storms persist.
“Monoclonal antibodies are one of the treatments for COVID-19 that reduces the progression to severe disease,” said Region 5 Medical Director Lacey Cavanaugh.
McLindon says Dean did nothing wrong. As Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office looks into what happened, he is firm- his client will not face any criminal charges.
LSU and Caesar’s Sportsbook announced Friday that they have entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement, making Louisiana’s flagship state university the first in the Southeastern Conference to enter a financial partnership with a gambling company.
The Louisiana State Bond Commission has approved $50 million in revenue bonds to help the Calcasieu Parish School Board resume construction on schools damaged by Hurricanes Laura and Delta, according to the Louisiana Treasury Department.
Rain chances today will remain around 30%, mainly for a few isolated storms that get firing up this afternoon in association with daytime heating. The remnant low keeps our weather pattern unsettled and any sun will further destabilize the atmosphere today resulting in a few mid to late-afternoon storms.
Lake Charles College Prep is the first school in Calcasieu Parish to invite LSU-Shreveport to administer weekly COVID-19 testing for staff and students.
Tuesday, amid storm alerts, weather warnings and school closures a previously scheduled public hearing went forward. In the boardroom of a local bank, up to $10 million dollars in tax exempt bonds was up for discussion. Bonds to be issued to help finance reconstruction for St. Louis Catholic High School.
A man was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting near McNeese State University campus Sept. 6, said Deputy Chief F. Fondel of the Lake Charles Police Department.
Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Alexander C. Van Hook announced Thursday that three Lake Charles men have been sentenced in federal court.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced lane closures on I-10 between Exit 4 (US 90/LA 109) and the weigh station at certain times between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today wrote to AT&T Chief Executive Officer John Stankey condemning AT&T’s failure to maintain its network in Louisiana when Hurricane Ida hit.
At Wednesday’s Lake Charles City Council meeting, the council approved the process that would officially transfer the property to Chennault International Airport.
The state of Louisiana has received $375 million to extend broadband internet services to the rural areas of the state. Allen parish officials are working to capitalize on those funds in a unique way.
Lake Charles city officials say residents on Louisiana Avenue will get the drainage improvements they say they so desperately need. However, city officials say the project can’t start until school is out.
In a Facebook post made Wednesday, the Calcasieu Parish School Board said it, along with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, is investigating a situation involving potential threatening behavior towards DeQuincy Middle School.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury says it will be accepting applications for the Hurricane Laura Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) Program at a temporary location in Lake Charles for one day only.
Due to a continued partial power outage, Maplewood Elementary and Maplewood Middle will be closed Thursday, September 16, according to the Calcasieu Parish School Board.
