May 11, 2012 Could there be more flooding rains in our immediate future? The National Weather Service has posted Flash Flood Watches for most of the 97.3 The Dawg listening area until at least Saturday.
March 21, 2012 As of 4:30 this morning The University of Louisiana at Lafayette remains open and classes for Wednesday should go on as scheduled. We are in constant contact with the University Administration and any information on closing will be broadcast on 97.3 The Dawg and transmitted via this website and our Facebook Page.
August 24, 2011 Here in Louisiana when we think of the Earth moving we usually get visions of marsh land trembling underneath our boots but what about an earthquake? The fact is we do have earthquakes in Louisiana. There was a 3.8 magnitude earthquake in 1983 that was centered near Lake Charles. There was also a stronger quake that affected our state in 1930. So what are the chances of "the big one" hitting in Louisiana?
May 12, 2011 It looks like the Morganza Spillway will be opened by Saturday. The Army Corps of Engineers mandated that the spillway be opened when the water volume increases to 1.5 million cubic feet per second (cfs) along the Mississippi River at the Red River Landing. Currently it's running at a 1.45 million cfs clip and by late Friday the Corps expects it to reach the 1.5 million cfs mark.