Louisiana
Tropical Threat in the Northern Gulf
(KMDL-FM) As of tomorrow, the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season will be a month and a half old. So far, the season has produced three named storms, Andrea, Barry, and Chantal. None of those storms has created any weather consequences at landfall. However, the remnant moisture of Barry played a major part in the historic and deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country.
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That in itself is proof that you don’t have to live along or near the coast to be affected by a tropical system. Another case in point is the devastating floods of last year in the Carolinas, caused by a dissipating Hurricane Helene. It just proves the old tropical weather wisdom, “hide from the wind, run from the water,” is true no matter how close you live to the coast.
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Speaking of the coast, the northern Gulf Coast is under the gun for tropical development over the next seven days. However, that prognostication of tropical development is far from certain. Here is the latest graphic from the National Hurricane Center.
You can see the large area of potential development runs from the southeastern Louisiana coast through Mississippi, Alabama, and into the Florida Panhandle and central sections of the Sunshine State.
What Are The Chances a Tropical Storm Will Form in the Gulf This Week?
Forecasters are only giving this area of low pressure a 30% probability of spinning up into a tropical cyclone. A scan of the long-range tropical model runs seems to suggest that the development of this system will be unlikely. But because of the system’s proximity to the coast, it does bear watching.
The forecast models do suggest the system will bring an increased threat of showers and storms to the northern Gulf Coast over the next several days. Rain chances will be elevated, and some portions of Louisiana could experience an “Excessive Rainfall Event”.
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What Should Louisiana Expect From Tropical Development in the Gulf?
As of now, the area under the gun is from Baton Rouge eastward to the Mississippi State line. But other portions of the state could see heavy downpours in afternoon and early evening thunderstorms today and over the next several days. But widespread flooding is not expected.
The next full update from the National Hurricane Center will come at 7:00 this morning, with another update scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon. We will update this story with new information as it becomes available.
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It’s report card day for Louisiana schools and many have reason to celebrate.
Statewide, 44% of elementary and middle schools and 70% of high schools earned an A or B based on academic results from the 2024-2025 school year, according to state data released Thursday. Collectively, Louisiana’s public schools earned a B, and the statewide performance score grew by nearly one point to 80.9 — the highest it’s been since the current rating system launched over a decade ago.
But for many schools, the good grades won’t last.
Next year, a tougher rating system will kick in. To help prepare schools and the public for the shift, the Louisiana Department of Education released simulated grades this year alongside schools’ official grades. The simulated grades, which carry no weight, show how schools would have fared this year had the new system been in effect. It’s the first public preview of how grades will likely change when the revamped rating system launches in 2026.
For elementary and middle schools, the results would look similar to today: Most would earn the same or better grades, with just 16% getting lower ratings. But for high schools, the difference would be dramatic: 76% would get lower grades under the revised rating system.
The searchable table below shows the actual grade each school and district earned this year, as well as simulated grades based on the revised system.
The next table shows school and district performance scores. The 2024 and 2025 scores are on a 150-point scale, while the simulated scores are on a 100-point scale.
Louisiana
LDWF Announces $5.2 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.”
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.
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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