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NOAA's Long-Range Winter Forecast Details Louisiana's Odds for Icy Weather
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) – After an excruciatingly hot summer, some folks in Louisiana are hoping for a cooler winter to try and take the edge off. Some (especially students throughout the state) might even be hoping for some snow days this year.
However, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) long-range forecast does not offer much to anyone hoping for a lot of cold and ice.
NOAA released its forecast last week, and it looks like the warm summer months will lead to warmer-than-usual winter months and fewer chances for frozen weather.
“The September-October-November (SON) 2024 temperature outlook favors above-normal temperatures across a majority of the contiguous U.S. with the largest probabilities (exceeding 60%) forecast for New England and parts of the Southwest,” NOAA said in an update issued on August 15. “Increased below-normal temperature probabilities are forecast for southwestern Alaska, while above-normal temperatures are more likely across northern Alaska.”
On top of that, NOAA says that “La Niña is favored to develop during September-October-November,” with a roughly 70 percent chance of that forecast happening.
How Cold Will It Be?
We don’t have exact temperatures, but NOAA is predicting that temperatures will be higher than average this winter across the southwest and along the southern border.
In other words, you might not need the heavy winterwear quite so much this year.
And if you’re looking for a snow day, there’s a chance you’ll be disappointed.
According to the NOAA forecast, the chances of precipitation across the southwest and even across the southern part of the country into southern California will be experiencing less precipitation than normal – likely due to the impacts of the La Niña system expected to develop.
The fall forecast from The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which is renowned for its long-range forecasts, cites “near-normal” temperatures for Louisiana
This means that temperatures will be in the lower 70s by the time we get to November, which will be a significant cool-off from September (upper 80s) and October (mid-70s).
But after that comes winter, and the first frost of the season is expected to hit Louisiana around the time November is ending and December is coming around.
While that first frost is comforting, it doesn’t mean a very icy winter is in the cards.
READ MORE: Farmer’s Almanac Predicts the First Frost Dates of 2024 for Louisiana
Here’s the list of first frost dates for Louisiana, so you can see how quickly we’ll start getting that cooler weather.
• Lafayette, La. – November 26, 2024
• Alexandria, La. – November 18, 2024
• Baton Rouge, La. – November 17, 2024
• Lake Charles, La. – November 28, 2024
• Monroe, La. – November 8, 2024
• Natchitoches, La. – November 21, 2024
• New Orleans, La. – December 19, 2024
• Ruston, La. – November 8, 2024
• Shreveport, La. – November 16, 2024
The Top 9 States Louisiana ISN’T Moving To
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A state lawmaker whose district includes Iberville and nine other parishes will lead the way on the drawing of a new congressional map when the committee convenes Friday.
Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter, R-Port Allen, will chair the hearings to draw a new congressional district map. He currently serves as chairman of the U.S. Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee.
On Wednesday, Kleinpeter said he has not worked on any maps. He is letting the committee members and the members of the Senate work on this with staff.
The move will come nine days after the U.S. Supreme Court on a 6-3 vote ruled one of Louisiana’s two majority-Black U.S. House districts unconstitutional.
“We can’t base it on race anymore, so the minority party is the Democrats,” he said. “The Democrats have migrated away from the New Orléans area, so we’re looking at Democrats versus Republicans, so the minority party — the Democrats — which means it’s more favored toward Baton Rouge.”
The move would work in favor of incumbent 6th District Congressman Cleo Fields, who was a candidate for the race which Gov. Jeff Lndry suspended in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.
The ruling stemmed from Louisiana vs. Callais – a consolidation of Robinson vs. Callais – that centered on racial gerrymandering and redistricting in the state of Louisiana following the 2020 United States census. The lead plaintiff, Phillip “Bert” Callais, is a resident of Brusly.
The Supreme Court vote came despite the African American population comprising nearly one-third of the state’s population.
According to the 2020 Census, the Black or African American population in Louisiana was approximately 1,464,023,representing 31.4%of the state’s total population. Louisiana has one of the highest percentages of Black residents in the United States, ranking second behind Mississippi.
The Baton Rouge district would likely be the area to undergo the remap, he said.
It amounts to an intricate balancing act.
“What far-right Republicans don’t understand is that with Congress maps, you have to be within 776, 280 votes – within 50 votes of the other districts,” Kleinpeter said. “It’s not like our legislative maps where you can be off by thousands … when you start changing a precinct, it can run down a rabbit hole chasing this precinct over here and over there.
“We can easily draw a really strong nine Republican and one strong Democrat, so if you start watering districts down you could wind up with a 4-2 map.”
Republicans currently have a two-vote super majority vote.
“But some Republican districts are strong and others are weak,” Kleinpeter said. “If you take 58 percent Democrats and put them in Republican districts, you could end up losing Republicans.
“Drawing congress maps is very difficult – you have the leader of the party, and you have the Speaker of the House you have to protect,” he said. “You don’t want to jeopardize their maps at hole.”
One other issue is looming for the state, Kleinpeter said.
“What people don’t understand is that we will have to do this all over again in five years, after the next census comes out,” he said. “Hopefully we’ll people by that time.”
The 2030 Census will play a key role in the process, but it still requires participation.
“I had plenty of next-door neighbors who didn’t want to fill out their census” he said. “I’m going to push to fill out their census. We miss out on federal money and potentially risk losing a seat. “
Neuty, the iconic Bucktown nutria visits the state capitol, with Myra Lacoste, Denny Lacoste, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, Dennis Lacoste Sr., and Louisiana state Senator J. Cameron Henry Jr. Neuty was an orphan, rescued by the Lacostes. In March 2023, LDWF agents attempted to confiscate the illegal pet.
VIDALIA, La. — Louisiana State Police arrested 18-year-old Gregory Steele early Sunday morning on two counts of vehicular homicide, one count of underage operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, one count vehicular negligent injuring and one count careless operation, according to Concordia Parish Jail records.
Steele, 18, a white male, was arrested in connection with an accident that occurred at approximately 1:54 a.m. on Sunday morning on Minorca Road in Vidalia. Two passengers in the vehicle were killed. Steele and another passenger were able to escape the vehicle.
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