Local government and state fire officials say conditions are extremely dry across the state and ordered a burn ban that goes into effect Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 8 am.

Due to impending winter storm the Louisiana Department of Health announced that all SWLA COVID vaccine and testing sites will close at noon Thursday thru Friday.

The new "Autism" indicator is now available and starting May 2023 it will be mandatory for all Americans who travel by air to have a REAL ID. Get the scoop here.

Do you or your friends and family need a job? FEMA is currently hiring Louisiana residents to form a Hurricane Ida Recovery Team.

One month after Hurricane Ida's landfall thousands of SELA residents are still without power.

DOTD officials say the bridge will remain closed. Crews are performing an extensive and detailed inspection to determine the extent of the damage.

Two LSU researchers have found that when the National Hurricane Center posts their predictions for hurricane season there are big differences between storms born in the Atlantic Ocean and those in the Gulf of Mexico.

The new National Hurricane Center path of Tropical Storm Nicholas has the storm skirting the coast before entering Louisiana which may mean more rain for SWLA tomorrow.

Tropical Storm Nicholas has much of SWLA is under a flash flood warning, and due to the potential threat, FEMA's Recovery Service at the Civic Center closed.

Sandbag locations are open for residents preparing for possible flooding related to Tropical Storm Nicholas across the state.

The new track has shifted more and now it looks like it is going to take a right, head East, parallel Interstate I-10, and come right toward us.

As of today, Tuesday, September 14th, here are the closures.