Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

6 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Ouachita River At West Monroe, LA: flow 399 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (810 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Bayou Desiard At Ne Drive At Monroe, LA: water level 6.14 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (9.92 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Ouachita River At West Monroe, LA: water level 18.38 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 18.77 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 07369050: water level 34.68 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 34.77 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Chauvin Bayou Near Monroe, LA: water level 31.12 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Louisiana: 12 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

33 entries from 511 road closures and events (IBI mirror) (Louisiana DOTD) for this county, in its latest read.

• 511 road closures and events (IBI mirror): 33 entries for this county · Louisiana DOTD · read 9 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

5 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Monroe: AQI 59, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Monroe: AQI 59 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 8 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 39 min ago
• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Louisiana: 7 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 entry from Entergy Louisiana outage map (DataCapable) (Entergy Louisiana) for this county, in its latest read.

• Entergy Louisiana outage map (DataCapable): 1 entry for this county · Entergy Louisiana · read 54 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

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Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY, CHENIERE BAPTIST CHR, 2026-06-04: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of 2026-10-19: $3.784 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY, MONROE, OAK ST, 2026-05-24. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 69,026 jobs (69,249 a year earlier); $1,001 average weekly wage ($984 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 54 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  2 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 9:26 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 15 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  30 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:05 AM CDT.