PHOTOS: Downed trees, flooded roads, damaged buildings after tropical weather sweeps through Louisiana
Jun 18, 2026
BATON ROUGE mdash; While the Capital area was mostly spared from Wednesday night and Thursday morning's tropical depression, heavy rainfall blanketed parts of southern Louisiana, causing flooding in and around New Orleans.nbsp;Crews in Ascension Parish worked to remove downed trees and storm debris
from roadways following the rainfall.In Pride, WBRZ's Abigail Whitam saw major flooding and road closures as a result of the rain.nbsp;BREC said Thursday afternoon that the Frenchtown Conservation Area is flooded and will be until next week.nbsp;New Orleans TV station WWL collected several photos from across the areas surrounding the Crescent City, including Jefferson and St. Charles parishes:In Kenner, winds and rain knocked down several train cars following the storm. Here's what it looked like Thursday morning from drone footage:Further south in Houma, a possible tornado touched down, damaging several homes and businesses. Thankfully, no fatalities were reported.nbsp;Here's a collection of the damage across that area:nbsp;Permalink| Comments
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