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• Nearly 750k still without power in Louisiana; what energy companies are doing about it Play Video

  September 1, 2021 4:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Four days after Hurricane Ida carved a path of destruction through south Louisiana, just under 747,000 Entergy customers remain in the dark. Early Thursday morning, nearly 80,000 of those impacted by outages were in East Baton Rouge alone. Meanwhile, roughly 30,000 were without power in Ascension... more »

• What if Laura, or a similar storm, struck Baton Rouge? Play Video

  May 27, 2021 11:30 PM

  In a season where 30 storms were named and 12 made landfall, it says a lot to be the “signature” storm. However, Hurricane Laura left an everlasting impression on Louisiana breaking records, laying a long road to recovery and providing a stark reminder to the rest of the state. ... more »

• 70mph gusts during storm blew over small planes at Baton Rouge airport Tuesday Play Video

  September 17, 2019 6:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A brief but powerful storm blew over a few small planes at the airport Tuesday afternoon. Landon Dinecola posted video to Facebook of the storm’s howling winds and rain blowing through a metal building at the Baton Rouge airport around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The video... more »

• Strong storms blow roof off Alexandria car wash and onto nearby Pizza Hut

  February 15, 2016 4:56 PM

  ALEXANDRIA - Strong storms rolled through Central Louisiana early Monday afternoon, blowing the roof of a car wash off and onto the roof of a nearby Pizza Hut in Alexandria. Alexandria Police said two Pizza Hut employees were taken to an area hospital where they were treated for minor... more »

• Winds in Walker overturn truck, down power lines

  December 28, 2015 12:41 PM

  WALKER - Viewers in Walker reported several types of wind damage in connection with Sunday night’s bout of severe weather. Trucks and trailers were overturned near CEI on Florida Blvd in Walker. An worker for the transportation company also observed other storm damage, mostly from winds, to bay doors... more »