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New Orleans musician Jon Batiste showed his love for New Orleans, Louisiana and its people in a strong, powerful, beautiful heartfelt message at the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards Sunday night live from Los Angeles.

The Cumbre Vieja Volcano that is located on the Spanish island of La Palma hasn’t erupted in over 50 years. However, that all came to an end this past weekend when the volcano woke up and sent hot lava flowing down the hillsides.

As you'll hear the woman say in the video “This is so cool. Oh my God. This is the most American thing ever.”

How cold will it get and when will it get that cold. South Louisiana is ready for a respite from the heat and humidity this week.

As the Gulf South awaits a cold front this week, the tropical Atlantic Basin remains quite active with two named tropical systems.

KATC Meteorologist Bradley Benoit says that a fall cold front, and our first real shot at some cooler weather, will push through Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Two LSU researchers have found that when the National Hurricane Center posts their predictions for hurricane season there are big differences between storms born in the Atlantic Ocean and those in the Gulf of Mexico.

A strong cold front may be approaching south Louisiana by next week and we are waiting for it with open arms.

The tropical Atlantic Basin remains very active. So far the prognosis for Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico looks pretty good but that could certainly change.

The worst of the wet has now pushed off to the east but a flood threat remains over south Louisiana through the end of the week.

Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast just after midnight this morning. The storm, which had been classified as a hurricane for only a few hours is expected to weaken as it slowly moves onshore throughout the course of the morning.

Breeze Airways, JetBlue's new airline, is offering Louisiana residents and first responders free flights into New Orleans.