 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer After scouring False River for more than a day, search teams found the body of a Baton Rouge man who went missing after a deadly boat crash Friday night. Here's what we know about him and the tragic accident that claimed his life.
In an effort to limit flooding, the Ascension Parish Council recently passed stricter new rules on building in floodplains. But one member of the council is trying to get his own property annexed into the town of Sorrento, which doesn't have those rules. This story explains why that's raising eyebrows — and questions about the parish's flood-fighting strategy.
Louisiana could really use a quiet hurricane season after two-straight years of catastrophic storms. But, unfortunately, it looks like that might not be in the cards. Here's a rundown of how bad forecasters are expecting things to get this year. |