Dillard professor, folklorist next Louisiana poet laureate

Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana on Sunday (Aug. 29) as a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 mph – and before that happened, Al Roker was on the scene.

Al Roker has gone above and beyond for his job as a weatherman for the Today Show before, but nothing got fans talking quite like his newest adventure.MORE: Al Roker's wife Deborah Roberts shares very 'difficult day' for her familyThe popular journalist took off to New Orleans to cover the incoming Hurricane Ida, which has already caused severe damage in Louisiana.WATCH: Al Roker shares update from dangerous new adventureA clip that Al shared of him and his team being buffeted by the wind and

Louisiana is waking up today to grim news and, in many parts of the state, no electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which weakened overnight to a still-dangerous tropical storm. At least one person is dead as a result of the weather, though officials fear that toll will rise as search and rescue teams determine the extent of the damage today.

Al Roker isn't interested in viewers' concerns that he's too old to be covering Hurricane Ida, which has led to at least one fatality and left more than one million homes and businesses without power. The category 4 storm touched down in Louisiana on Sunday and 67-year-old Roker was at Lake Pontchartrain reporting on the storm as rough winds and water hit him live on the air during a broadcast for . «My executive editor, @erinnmcgarry, just shot this as we’re getting wind gusts in 80+mph range

Fox News‘ weather reporter Robert Ray warned viewers “this is no joke” as he demonstrated how powerful the winds were in New Orleans as Hurricane Ida battered Louisiana.

The eye of dangerous storm Hurricane Ida has now reached land on the southeastern coast of Louisiana, near Port Fourchon.

Pre-production on the upcoming NBC/Blumhouse limited series The Thing About Pam, starring Renée Zellweger and Josh Duhamel, has been suspended, a rep for Blumhouse told Deadline. Based on a the real-life, stranger-than-fiction story behind the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria, the series has been in final stages of pre-production in New Orleans, with filming slated to begin Sept.

EXCLUSIVE: News this morning that a Category 3 Hurricane is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, which makes the exact day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the city 16 years ago.

Since her rise to fame, Addison Rae‘s net worth has been a hot topic of discussion. As of July 2021, Addison, whose full name is Addison Rae Easterling, is the third must followed person on TikTok after Charli D’Amelio and Khaby Lame.

Darren Criss just dropped a new EP and it is BRILLIANT! So freaking good!

Guy Lodge Film CriticIt’s an awfully long way from Louisiana to the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, but for Richie Adams, it was a journey worth taking.

EXCLUSIVE: Demi Singleton (King Richard, Godfather of Harlem) has signed with M88 for representation.

Britney Spears, 39, is back behind the wheel! The “I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman” singer was spotted driving her white Mercedes-Benz sedan on Thursday, Aug. 12 near her Los Angeles area home in photos obtained by the DailyMail. She kept her blonde hair down in a loose curl, accessorizing with a ’70s inspired white pair of sunglasses for the solo cruise. The Louisiana native kept her windows slightly rolled down to stay cool during the on-going LA heatwave.

only 38% of the state of Louisiana is vaccinated and as of Aug. 10 was leading the nation in rising coronavirus infections, with hospitalizations up 124% from two weeks prior.Colbert couldn’t resist poking fun at the fact that Mike the tiger now has both doses of a COVID-19 shot.

NEW ORLEANS -- People who want to enter New Orleans bars, restaurants, music halls — or any other inside venue — will soon have to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus or a recent negative test, according to new rules announced Thursday by the mayor amid a surge in virus cases.Louisiana has become a hot spot for the fourth surge in the pandemic, driven by both low vaccination rates across the state and the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.

her website shows Nicks has already taken down all the appearances previously listed under the tour page — but she was originally going to appear at shows and festivals in California, Colorado, Georgia, Texas and Louisiana. The Louisiana gig was part of the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which is no longer taking place this October.