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Invest 91L likely to bring heavy rain, impacts to Louisiana next week

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September 7, 2024

Invest 91L likely to bring heavy rain, impacts to Louisiana next week

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — After watching several disturbances in the Atlantic over the past week with low tropical development chances, there are a few areas of interest that look to have a chance of becoming named storms.

One disturbance, Invest 91L, is located in the Gulf of Mexico, while two other tropical waves are in the Central and Eastern Atlantic.

Invest 91L in the Southwestern Gulf will have to be watched closely for interests in Texas and Louisiana as this could become our next named storm. The system could bring heavy rainfall and a threat for flooding to the Gulf Coast. Francine is the next name on the list.

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An area of low pressure has emerged off the Yucatan Peninsula over the Bay of Campeche, associated with showers and storms that are still disorganized. With warm waters and relatively low wind shear over the Western Gulf, conditions look to be favorable for some development where a tropical depression is likely by early to mid-week.

There is a medium chance (60%) for tropical development over the next two days and a high chance (80%) over the next seven days.

There are still a lot of questions with this system. Most model guidance moves the low to the north while hugging the coastline, then possibly up to the Texas-Louisiana border. Too much land interaction may limit any intensification and keep the system sloppy. Meanwhile, if most of the system manages to stay over water, that could favor a more organized storm.

It is too early to nail down an exact track and intensity at this time. Regardless, this will likely bring more rounds of heavy rain to the Gulf Coast over mid-week as tropical moisture pulls northward.

Sunday through most of Monday looks mostly dry for Southeast Louisiana. Rain chances begin to increase on Tuesday with the heaviest rain and potential tropical impacts moving in Wednesday to Thursday. Through Friday evening, around two to four inches of rain may be possible with locally higher amounts.

It is important at this time to keep an eye on the forecast and its updates. Meanwhile, make sure your storm ready kit is prepared with all necessaries and that you have a plan ready, should you need it.

Central Tropical Atlantic Disturbance

A broad area of low pressure continues to produce showers and storms that are beginning to show signs of organization. The system will move very slowly to the west-northwest over the next couple days where gradual development could occur with a tropical depression possibly forming by early next week. There is a medium chance of development (50%) over the next seven days.

Eastern Tropical Atlantic Disturbance

A tropical wave with low pressure has disorganized showers and storms east-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands. The wave may interact with another tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa next week and some gradual development may be possible. There is a medium chance of development (40%) over the next seven days.

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LDWF Announces $5.2 Million for Conservation Projects through the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program

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6 hours ago

November 19, 2025

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LDWF Announces .2 Million for Conservation Projects through the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program

Today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced that the Louisiana Outdoor Forever (LOF) Project Selection Board voted to fund 5 conservation projects in Louisiana based on the review, evaluation, and scoring received from LOF’s Technical Advisory Board. The LOF program will allocate $921,350 and leverage $4.29 million for a total conservation investment of $5.21 million to these projects. The LOF program is administered by the LDWF and helps Louisiana become more competitive in securing grant opportunities.

Projects selected for funding:

Project Name	Project Location	Organization	Funding Amount Requested	Match Funds	Total Project Amount
Bayou L’Ours Phase V Terraces	Golden Meadow, Lafourche Parish, LA; 29°24’44.71″N, 90°8’52.90″W	Ducks Unlimited / Partner with Lafourche Parish	$213,500.00	$3,485,641.00	$3,699,141.00
Enhancing Wood Duck Habitat in Pearl River WMA through Duck Box Installation and Community Ed.	Pearl River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) below Indian Village Road on West and Middle Pearl River	Southern Quacker Wildlife Conservation (SQWC) / Partner with LDWF	$8,000.00	$6,000.00	$14,000.00
Enhancing Mottled Duck Breeding Habitat in Southwest Louisiana	Multiple parishes in Southwest Louisiana	Ducks Unlimited / Partner with LDWF	$100,000.00	$200,000.00	$300,000.00
Napoleonville Bayou Access and Emergency Boat Launch Project	Bayou Lafourche – right descending bank; Assumption Parish	Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District	$500,000.00	$500,000.00	$1,000,000.00
Beechwood-Bayou Sara Tunica Hills Protection	Beechwood Tract and Sleepy Hollow Tract in West Feliciana Parish	The Nature Conservancy / partner with LDWF	$99,850.00	$99,850.00	$199,700.00
Total			$921,350.00	$4,291,491.00	$5,212,841.00

The Louisiana Outdoors Forever (LOF) Program was created during the 2022 legislative session with House Bill 762 to provide funding for outdoor conservation projects across the state.

You can also sign up for meeting and Louisiana Outdoors Forever press releases by visiting here and selecting an interest of “Conservation.”

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Louisiana economic development on the rise?

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1 day ago

November 18, 2025

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Louisiana economic development on the rise?

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – Economic development is on the rise in Cenla and across the Pelican State, and leaders hope to capitalize on it.

Adam Knapp was the keynote speaker at a meeting for the Rotary Club of Alexandria this week. He leads the organization “Leaders for a Better Louisiana” as its CEO.

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Knapp said the biggest concern they’ve seen is that some regions of the state do really well with development and some have had a tougher time of it.

What Knapp said he’s been impressed by is the state writing a brand new economic development strategy plan, which he said hasn’t been done in almost 20 years.

“They did that where they kind of quilted together a plan from Louisiana Central, a plan from Southwest Louisiana, from Northeast, Northwest Louisiana, and they said, ‘We need a statewide plan that is a combination of all the things all our metro areas need in order to drive successful economic development visions forward,’” he explained.

Knapp said it’s up to citizens and community leaders to ask for a focus on jobs from state leaders.

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Louisiana State Police seek help identifying pedestrian killed while walking along I-55

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2 days ago

November 18, 2025

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Louisiana State Police seek help identifying pedestrian killed while walking along I-55

Louisiana State Police said Monday they are looking for any information that could help identify a pedestrian who was killed late last month while walking along Interstate 55 on the northshore.

The pedestrian, a Black man with dreadlocks thought to be between the ages of 18 and 25, was killed early on Oct. 27 when he was hit by two cars on I-55 in Hammond. The man had “T.B.T.” tattooed on his inner left arm and “Long Live LJ” on the inside of his right arm. He was about 5 feet 9 inches tall.

Anyone with information that could help identify the man is urged to contact Louisiana State Police at (985) 893-6250.

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