BATON ROUGE — As heavy rain and storms transfer via the realm, a number of automobiles have been deserted or stalled on Baton Rouge roadways because of the excessive water ranges.
According to town of Baton Rouge’s Traffic Incident web site, a minimum of 9 automobiles have been deserted or stalled within the space.
The St. George Fire Department shared a submit highlighting areas with excessive water ranges which can be creating points for automobiles, together with Blubonnet Boulevard at North Oak Hills Parkway, Coursey Boulevard between Shadeland and Sherwood Forest, Sherwood Common Boulevard at Airline Highway and Jefferson Highway at McCaroll Drive.
A video despatched to WBRZ reveals a number of automobiles close to LSU’s campus submerged in rainwater, with water reaching as much as the hoods.
Flooding has additionally been reported in Denham Springs and in Livingston, with Hood Road being closed.
In addition to the climate affecting roadways, energy outages have been reported in a number of areas throughout the capital area.
According to Entergy, about 2,360 residents in Livingston Parish are at present with out energy, adopted carefully by East Baton Rouge Parish, which has almost 2,000 residents in the dead of night.