Flood risk: As the Mississippi River in New Orleans continues to drop, there is still a threat of flooding this spring across one-third of the country. As the river levels have decreased, the Army Corps of Engineers changed rules prohibiting construction work along the river and has revised river inspections from once a day to twice weekly. However, federal forecasters predict an increase in rainfall across areas north of Louisiana that will pose a threat of high river conditions through May. Read the full story.
At the tee: All BREC golf facilities will be closed today to make adjustments that will allow the courses to comply with social distancing rules and the Louisiana stay-at-home order. Courses will reopen Wednesday or when all preparations are complete. Some policies BREC is implementing include no cash sales, limiting cart rentals and clubhouse access, spacing out tee times and preventing the use of often touched items like sand rakes, flagsticks and water coolers.
Early summer: A scorching wave of summer-like heat could be in store for parts of the Deep South later this week. The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures Thursday and Friday could approach or even exceed 90 degrees in areas of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
