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22 hours ago · Flash flooding remains a concern overnight. By Jennifer Lambers. Updated: 5 minutes ago. We are currently under a FLOOD WATCH until midday Tuesday. We already saw strong storms push through the ...
22 hours ago · A flash flood watch is in effect for most of southwest Louisiana until 7 a.m. Tuesday. Most of Acadiana has a 30% to 44% chance of experiencing wind gusts of greater than 74 mph.
12 hours ago · The main threats to these storms are damaging winds and large hail with the secondary threat for flash flooding and/or heavy rainfall. There is a chance for a couple of a small storm cell to brush past our northernmost zones late this morning, but it should be brief if it does and we will keep a close eye on that.
Apr 28, 2024 · Published: Apr. 26, 2024, 11:12 p.m. By. Emily Topping | etopping@gulflive.com. New Orleans Jazz Fest was in full swing on Friday, April 26. The people of the Fairgrounds ate, drank and were merry, between sets of Jon Batiste and the Killers, appearances by the Mardi Gras Indians and enough seafood to satiate the state of Louisiana.
May 1, 2024 · Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday) is a tradition celebrated by Roman Catholics characterized by the eating of rich, decadent foods on the day before Ash Wednesday (which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of religious observance marked by fasting and penitence leading up to Easter Sunday ). In current culture, popular practices now ...
4 days ago · Mardi Gras, festive day celebrated in France on Shrove Tuesday (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday ), which marks the close of the pre- Lenten season. The French name Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday, from the custom of using all the fats in the home before Lent in preparation for fasting and abstinence. See Carnival.
Apr 30, 2024 · Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Learn about the history, traditions, and folklore behind this fun festival of fabulous food, including King Cakes and beignets! Mardi Gras is a holiday of carefree celebration that precedes a time of solemn prayer and fasting known as Lent.
