Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds—just shy of Category 5—is hammering portions of southeastern Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update. The hurricane’s northern eyewall made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at around 12:50 p.m. ET, according to the NHC. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and a…
Hurricane Ida Ravaging Louisiana With ‘Catastrophic’ Winds as 450,000 Lose Power
Hurricane Ida is ravaging portions of southeastern Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update on Sunday evening as more than 440,000 customers across the region lost power. The hurricane’s northern eyewall made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at around 12:50 p.m. ET, according to the NHC. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph…
‘Time Is Not on Our Side’: Hurricane Ida Explodes to Strong Category 4 Right Before Landfall
Hurricane Ida, a strong Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, is now starting to hammer portions of southeastern Lousiana with hurricane-force winds, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update. “An elevated NOAA C-MAN station at Southwest Pass, Louisiana, recently reported a sustained wind of 105 mph (169 km/h) and a wind gust of…
Hurricane Ida Explodes to Near-Category 5 Strength Right Before Landfall
Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds and just shy of Category 5, is now starting to hammer portions of southeastern Lousiana with hurricane-force winds, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update. “An elevated NOAA C-MAN station at Southwest Pass, Louisiana, recently reported a sustained wind of 105 mph (169 km/h)…
Residents Warned as Louisiana Braces for Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS—Weather forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 130 mph, life-threatening storm surge, and flooding rain when it slams ashore in Louisiana on Sunday. Highways on the northern Gulf Coast saw…
Louisiana’s Poverty Point State Park Is Rich in Culture
The name may not sound inviting, but Poverty Point State RV Park at the Louisiana State Park and Reservoir in Delhi is one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. The name comes from the abandoned 1800s plantation that was on this property long before it became a park. All the RV sites are…
Judge Blocks Louisiana Medical School’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Louisiana medical school from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of attendance for the fall semester. The lawsuit was brought by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on behalf of three students at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), a private institution that operates…
Sheriff: Boaters Fled Scene After Striking Children on River
NEW ROADS, La.—A Louisiana sheriff is investigating after three children riding on tubes on a river were struck and injured by a pontoon boat. The occupants on the boat all fled the scene after the Aug. 8 crash, Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux told WBRZ-TV. Two of the children required hospital treatment, including one…
Louisiana First to Reimpose Indoor Mask Mandate Regardless of Vaccination Status
Louisiana announced on Monday it is reimposing indoor mask mandates regardless of vaccination status, becoming the first state to do so after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) altered its recommendation to say that vaccinated people should also wear masks in some indoor areas. The CDC last week published the data that has driven its…
Louisiana AG Threatens Legal Action Against College Over Vaccine Mandate
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is opposing vaccine mandates at in-state colleges and universities, saying they violate student rights. Landry sent a letter, made public Thursday, to Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), located at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, warning of a possible lawsuit if the college doesn’t amend its vaccination policy. “As I…
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