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• Sunday PM Forecast: Watching the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms Play Video

  November 19, 2023 7:03 PM

  After a pleasant weekend, a strong storm system could make things not so pleasant to start to the week. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible on Monday, especially during the evening hours. A few storms could be on the strong to severe side. Tonight & Tomorrow : A few... more »

• How to help: Louisiana charities rally to aid tornado victims

  December 16, 2022 6:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Numerous charitable groups joined with state and local agencies to help those who lost their homes and other property in this week's tornado outbreak across Louisiana. State leaders said the situation will not likely qualify for federal assistance, so relief is coming from other avenues. ... more »

• DSNAP applications open for some La. residents affected by May flooding

  June 17, 2021 6:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state received federal approval to take applications from households that need food security in the wake of last month's severe flooding . The areas approved for the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program include the following zip codes: Ascension Parish : 70734, 70737, 70769... more »

• Silent Killer continues to plague Capital Area

  July 14, 2020 10:04 AM

  The latest run of heat is not unusual for the Baton Rouge area. The strong of advisories and warnings issued by the National Weather Service should not be taken lightly though. Many would be surprised to learn that data collected by the National Weather Service (NWS) and Centers for Disease... more »

• Pat Shingleton: "A Fireball and a Storm Declaration..."

  June 30, 2020 11:31 PM

  Before we head to July we return to June 30, 1908, when riders on the Trans-Siberian railroad witnessed a fireball as bright as the sun streaking across the sky. It exploded above the Tunguska River and flattened over a thousand square miles of forest. For 1,000 miles the fireball was... more »

• Pat Shingleton: "Twisters and Shakers..."

  April 22, 2020 11:47 PM

  There were two consecutive Sunday's of tornado damage in Walthall County this April. Today marks the 110th anniversary of the “1908 Tornado.” The Tornado Project reported that this was a major tornadic event when the twister touched down in the community of Weiss in northwest Livingston Parish. It ranks seventh... more »

• A total of three killed as tornadoes slam the Deep South, Monday Play Video

  December 17, 2019 10:17 AM

  Three individuals were killed as tornados ripped through parts of the Deep South, Monday. Severe weather led to the deaths of one woman in Louisiana and a couple in Alabama. Officials are still in the process of assessing damage in impacted areas such as Vernon Parish, where downed... more »

• Walker residents say divine intervention protected them from severe storm Play Video

  May 13, 2017 11:40 PM

  WALKER - Residents say a higher power saved them when Friday's storm struck their neighborhood. Tonya Slay lives in this community off Courtney Road in Walker. Slay's neighborhood was hit hard Friday with 100 mile per hour straight line winds in the afternoon , according to the national... more »

• Tax filing extensions available for tornado-impacted areas

  February 20, 2017 12:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue is offering tax filing and payment extensions to taxpayers impacted by severe storms and tornadoes that struck the state on Feb. 7. Tax filing and payment extensions are offered for residents whose homes, critical tax records or principal places of business... more »

• FEMA mobile disaster recovery center to open for tornado survivors in Livingston Parish

  February 15, 2017 4:02 PM

  LIVINGSTON – A FEMA mobile disaster recovery center will open on Feb. 16 in Livingston Parish for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage as a result of last week's tornadoes. The mobile recovery center is located at the Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness... more »

• Livingston, Orleans parishes eligible for disaster unemployment aid

  February 13, 2017 11:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Disaster unemployment assistance is now available to businesses and residents impacted by last week's tornadoes. President Donald Trump officially granted a disaster declaration request for two Louisiana parishes as a result of a request by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. The Louisiana Workforce Commission is... more »

• FEMA details federal aid programs for tornado victims

  February 12, 2017 3:13 PM

  LIVINGSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released details on the federal aid programs that will be available to victims of the recent tornadoes in certain parishes. The programs can be made available as needed and warranted under Governor John Bel Edwards declaration as approved by President Trump.... more »

• Gov. Edwards requests disaster declaration for 5 parishes following tornadoes

  February 10, 2017 5:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Gov. John Bel Edwards sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a federal disaster declaration for five parishes following tornadoes that struck the area on Feb. 7. Edwards requested the declaration to include assistance for Orleans, Ascension, Livingston, Jefferson and St. James Parishes. The requests... more »

• Nearly 800 homes damaged in several parishes following tornadoes

  February 9, 2017 5:56 PM

  According to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, nearly 800 homes were damaged in five parishes following Tuesday's severe weather and tornadoes. There have been five confirmed tornadoes following Tuesday's severe weather: an EF-3 in eastern New Orleans, and EF-3 in Watson, an EF-2 in Killian,... more »

• Residents struggle to recover after tornado rips through Livingston Play Video

  February 8, 2017 7:39 PM

  WATSON - Residents of a Livingston Parish town were terrified as a tornado wreaked havoc Tuesday morning. Neal and Jennifer Aucoin were home when the storm came through their neighborhood. They took cover in the bathroom as a tornado crossed their home Nan Wesley Road. "I was holding... more »

• GOHSEP: 28 injuries, no deaths after severe weather strikes southeast Louisiana

  February 7, 2017 9:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Crisis Action Team has been activated in order to address any requests for support from parishes and other state agencies due to today’s tornadic activity. Seven areas across southeast Louisiana sustained possible tornado damage during several rounds of... more »

• In Killian, people felt houses fly away in morning storm Play Video

  February 7, 2017 5:07 PM

  KILLIAN - Life was upended in this typically quiet, swampy paradise in low-lying Livingston Parish Tuesday morning. "I don't remember breathing," Dennis Hill, the police chief of this small community, said as he described the terror of what is expected to be a twister moving through Killian. Hill was... more »

• Lightning strike causes house fire on Rabbit Run Drive

  February 7, 2017 1:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A lightning strike caused a house fire on Rabbit Run Drive on Tuesday as severe storms and tornadoes impacted the area. According to the St. George Fire Department, the lightning strike hit the home's chimney and caused a fire in the attic. There are no... more »

• Businesses in three parishes eligible for federal disaster assistance

  May 6, 2016 3:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted his request that three parishes qualify for disaster assistance loans as a result of tornadoes that caused swaths of damage in February. The relief aid will apply to businesses damaged by the high... more »

• Severe weather strikes early in New Orleans, locally

  February 23, 2016 1:32 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Anticipated severe weather came to the New Orleans area sooner than expected. Reports and video of funnel clouds and tornado warnings near New Orleans International Airport and in St. Charles Parish came with storm conditions that popped up ahead of the front expected to arrive later... more »

• Thousands lost power in Assumption Parish in wake of tornado, storms

  February 23, 2016 1:24 PM

  ASSUMPTION PARISH - Over 8,000 people are out of power in St. John the Baptist Parish, tuesday night. Nearly 3000 people are still in the dark in Assumption Parish. Over 900 people in St. James Parish are out of power, and about 1400 people in Iberville Parish are... more »