The last time south Louisiana experienced a brutally cold Mardi Gras was 2021 when the temperature didn't get much above freezing. Will 2024 beat the coldest?
Louisiana meteorologists have been predicting that potentially flooding rains this week and that forecast has materialized as some areas were drenched.
Tropical weather models are developing a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico next week. That could be a cause for concern by next Wednesday or Thursday.