Take it from locals: Super experience in New Orleans entails more than just the French Quarter
Streetcar lines roll to Uptown, Mid-City or City Park. A ferry crosses the Mississippi River to Algiers Point. By car, it’s easy to reach Esplanade Ridge; the shops and eateries on Magazine Street or ...
How winter freeze impacted Cenla crawfish season
Crawfish season is officially underway, but could a recent winter storm have caused temporary delays? With the snowy weather ...
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Lafayette reflects on historic winter storm, LUS’s relationship with wholesale customers
As a public utility, LUS’s first responsibility is to the city of Lafayette and its residents, but emergencies like this ...
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How extreme was Louisiana's record snowstorm? New analysis plows through the numbers.
The storm blanketed south Louisiana with 4 to 8 inches of snow, with a few areas experiencing up to 12 inches. Temperatures ...
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Mayor details how Lafayette handled rare blizzard challenges: roads, water, shelter
It took 30 workers on 30 pieces of equipment about 1,800 hours to clear about 200 miles of roadways in Lafayette Parish after ...
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Snow may have saved crawfish, some Louisiana crops from freeze
Crawfish is a multi-million dollar industry here in Louisiana, so when snow fell in South Louisiana, there was a concern for ...
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Louisana crawfish unphazed by snowstorm of the century
The storm that hit the southern United States on Tuesday (Jan. 21) brought record snowfall to south Louisana, with the capital city Baton Rouge recording 7.6 inches of snow, breaking the previous ...