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Saturday, October 3 · 10:19 AM Central Every parish. Every hour. From the Quarter to the bayou, Louisiana news from FOX 8 and FOX News, live.
82°New Orleans
4.9ft ▲Mississippi River
84°Gulf at Grand Isle
6:43 PMSunset
FOX 8Top storiesWVUE New Orleans · updated every 15 min
FOX 8 · WVUE New Orleans · 12 hr agoSaints mark 20 years since Dome reopening with rebirth celebration against FalconsThe Saints mark 20 years since the post-Katrina Dome reopening with a Rebirth Celebration featuring New Orleans music, memories and Monday Night Football.
17 hr agoGretna Heritage Festival returns with new name, 4-week format 17 hr agoNOPD advocate concerned cuts could put ‘too much’ on growing department
The St. Charles streetcar at dusk A second line rolls through the neighborhood Crawfish boil in the backyard Morning on the bayou Saturday zydeco dance hall The State Capitol at sunset
New OrleansThe St. Charles streetcar at dusk
FOX 8 · WVUE New Orleans · 22 hr agoFeds say arrest of Northshore brothers for Hamas fundraising tied to larger operationFOX 8 · WVUE New Orleans · Oct 2Man shoots, kills attempted home intruder on Harrison Avenue, NOPD says
The river NOAA & USGS gauges · live
Mississippi River at New Orleans4.9ft▲ rising · 9:00 AM
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge11.0ft▲ rising · 9:00 AM
  • Atchafalaya River at Simmesport9.6 ft ▲138,000 cfs
  • Lower Atchafalaya at Morgan City3.6 ft ▲50,200 cfs
  • Amite River at Port Vincent3.1 ft ▼172 cfs
  • Red River near Hosston8.4 ft ▼
FOX NEWS

From FOX News

The national stories everyone is talking about.

Fox News · 1 hr agoDirector of new ‘Narnia’ movie takes heat over casting of Meryl Streep as Christ-like lion AslanFox News · 2 hr ago'Digger' Review: Tom Cruise destroys the planet in Alejandro Iñárritu's grandiose, messy political satireFox News · 19 hr agoGypsy Rose Blanchard’s partner, Ken Urker, found dead inside his Louisiana home: sheriffFox News · Oct 1Father hoped NYT executive son would visit home weeks before prosecutors allege deadly in-law ambush

Louisiana right now

Live weather, the Gulf and the tropics, from the Crescent City to the Red River.

New Orleans82°Sunny · 83°/76°
Baton Rouge82°Sunny · 86°/76°
Lafayette82°Cloudy · 88°/76°
Shreveport75°Cloudy · 89°/72°
Lake Charles82°Cloudy · 90°/76°
Monroe77°Cloudy · 89°/73°
Alexandria81°Sunny · 91°/75°
Houma84°Partly cloudy · 85°/76°
New Orleans right now
82°Sunny
wind 6 mph
High / low
83° / 76°
Rain chance
63%
Sunset
6:43 PM
UV index
6
Air quality
22 Good
Sun81°55% rain
Mon85°43% rain
Tue86°36% rain
The Gulf Grand Isle · NOAA
84°water temperature at Grand Isle
  • Low3:02 PMToday · 0.1 ft
  • High4:08 AMTomorrow · 1.8 ft
  • Low4:13 PMTomorrow · 0.1 ft

Tropics: no active storms in the Atlantic right now.

Tropical status from the National Hurricane Center.

More from FOX 8

New Orleans and the Northshore, as reported by WVUE.

FOX 8 · WVUE New Orleans · Oct 1Vigil held for three Southeastern students killed in crashFOX 8 · WVUE New Orleans · Oct 1Ken Urker, ex-fiancé of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, reportedly found dead in LouisianaFOX 8 · WVUE New Orleans · Oct 1Central Lafourche High student arrested for threatening to kill students at school, police sayFOX 8 · WVUE New Orleans · Oct 1Casamento’s owner plans to close New Orleans restaurant after nearly 60 years
  1. Suspect in deadly Dooky Chase shooting found incompetent to stand trialOct 1
  2. French Quarter businesses question construction impactOct 1
  3. Woman dies after stopping to help flipped driver on I-1015 hr ago
  4. Murrill joins ULM student athlete lawsuits over “draconian” action18 hr ago
  5. Drug use suspected in death of Ken Urker, father of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s daughter19 hr ago
  6. Suspect faces additional attempted murder charges in shooting that killed 13-year-oldOct 2
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Hello from Louisiana82° in the Crescent CitySunrise 6:54 AM · Sunset 6:43 PM
On the river tonightMississippi at 4.9 ft76° at 8 PM · 46% rain
Lifelines
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Game day

Saints, Pelicans, LSU, Tulane, the Cajuns and Louisiana Tech.

Louisiana scoreboard ESPN · live
  • Saints1-2Next vs FalconsMon, Oct 5 · 7:15 PM
  • Pelicans0-0Next @ ThunderTue, Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
  • LSU3-1Next vs McNeeseSat, Oct 3 · 6:45 PM
  • Tulane2-2Next @ ArmySat, Oct 10 · 11:00 AM
  • Ragin' Cajuns3-1Next vs Arkansas StSat, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
  • Louisiana Tech0-4Next @ South AlabamaSat, Oct 3 · 6:00 PM
SPORTS

FOX News Sports

Fox News Sports · 20 hr ago10 Biggest Risers, Fallers In 2027 NFL Draft: Is QB Drew Mestemaker A First-Rounder?Fox News Sports · Sep 29Same Faces, New Places: How College Football's Transfer QBs Are Making An ImpactFox News Sports · Sep 29Why Athletics Outfielder Zack Gelof Is Suing Tigers For DamagesFox News Sports · 15 hr agoTexas Tech QB Thomas Castellanos Among NCAA Athletes Ruled Ineligible

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