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From Lake Charles through Lafayette to Baton Rouge showers and thunderstorms could get severe this weekend.

The 4 PM Advisory shows Hurricane Ida making a slight eastward shift. That puts landfall now forecasted to be on the Lafourche/Terrebonne line.

The 4 PM Advisory shows Hurricane Ida making a slight eastward shift. That puts landfall now forecasted to be on the Lafourche/Terrebonne line.

Unsettled Weather Pattern Means Storms Likely for Acadiana Forecasters with the National Weather Service Office in Lake Charles have extended the flood warning for the Vermilion River at Lafayette at least through Friday. The reason for the extension is a very unsettled weather pattern that has ironically settled in over much of Louisiana. That means that what you see today, you'll likely see again every day this week. By the way, what forecasters think you'll be seeing every day this week are widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the thunderstorms could produce heavy downpours ...

Flooding a Growing Concern in South Louisiana Today Since Tuesday the state of Louisiana, South Louisiana in particular has been getting soaked. Rainfall amounts at many reporting stations from Lake Charles to New Orleans have issued reports of two, three, four, and more inches of rainfall during this period of time. The bad news is that forecast of heavy rain is expected to remain in the area at least through Saturday. It does now appear as if rainfall will be our greater concern over the next 24 to 48 hours. While there is a "marginal risk" of severe storms across southern sections of the s...