At least one Acadiana event has been cancelled and another has announced a change of venue because of weather. More changes and cancellations are possible.
Recent heavy rain in Acadiana caused major flooding, closing roads and leaving stranded vehicles in Lafayette. Learn how to protect your car from water damage.
Over the last few days, almost all of Louisiana has been blanketed with rain coming from the Atlantic Ocean, and a newly formed system in the Atlantic is expected to bring even more downpours.
Seeing as rain is a natural occurrence, it would seem strange to some that capturing and then saving that rainwater would be illegal.
That being said, in some states, while it is not illegal to capture and save rainwater to care for animals or to water plants or crops, it is restricted when it comes to using that saved rainwater for human consumption.
The last week or so has been pretty dry across Louisiana, but that is going to change as consistent rain chances will be in the forecast for much of the upcoming week.
Louisiana meteorologists have been predicting that potentially flooding rains this week and that forecast has materialized as some areas were drenched.
Showers and thunderstorms are bringing sweet drops of relief to parched Louisiana landscapes this morning. However, some of those beneficial storms could turn severe later today.