How Ascension Parish became LSU’s living lab for AI flood forecasting

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LSU researchers are testing a new AI-powered flood prediction system in Ascension Parish, creating what officials describe as a real-world laboratory for the next generation of flood forecasting. Led by LSU professor Z. George Xue of the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, the project combines real-time drainage data, weather forecasts and artificial intelligence modeling

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