Acadiana should expect a lot of rain to fall over the next several days as the system moves toward the coast.

Acadiana, Baton Rouge and New Orleans are under a Flash Flood Watch through Wednesday as Tropical Storm Beta is expected to bring heavy rains to south Louisiana.

There is a lot of uncertainty as to where this system will go. However, it is forecast to become a tropical storm by later today.

Participating stores will donate 15% of daily sales on September 22nd to storm relief efforts in Louisiana and Texas.

The system in the Bay of Campeche is expected to strengthen. Where it is going is the bigger question.

The group estimates they have 25-30 boats ready to respond.

The bridge, part of Highway 98, spans Pensacola Bay, connecting Pensacola to Gulf Breeze, Florida.

With daylight, we are now beginning to see the damage done to parts of the gulf coast as Hurricane Sally slammed into parts of Alabama and Florida.

The National Hurricane Center has just reported Sally is now a hurricane with 85 mph winds as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico headed towards the Mississippi coast.

Three new parishes can now apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from Hurricane Laura. Those parishes are Caddo, La Salle and St. Landry.