Bastrop / northern and central Louisiana
The dense fog advisory for 17 northern and central Louisiana parishes expired at 9 a.m. CST Thursday, November 5, 2026, the National Weather Service confirmed in a statement issued at 9:08 a.m. CST. A separate advisory for nine northeast Louisiana parishes had been cancelled earlier that morning.
The Shreveport office's expiration statement said the threat had ended. The earlier advisory ran from 3 to 9 a.m. CST and warned of visibility of a quarter mile or less.
The Shreveport advisory covered Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, De Soto, Red River, Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, Sabine, Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Caldwell and LaSalle parishes. Listed communities included Shreveport, Bossier City, Ruston, Monroe, Natchitoches and Jena.
The earlier bulletin included stretches of Interstate 20 and Interstate 49 within its advisory area. Drivers encountering fog should slow down, use headlights and leave plenty of following distance, as the weather service advises.
The Jackson-area advisory was cancelled at 7:54 a.m. CST after widespread dense fog dissipated in that advisory area. The National Weather Service in Huntsville, Alabama, issued the cancellation for the Jackson, Mississippi, office.
That cancellation covered Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Richland, Madison, Franklin, Catahoula, Tensas and Concordia parishes, including Bastrop, Winnsboro, Tallulah, Ferriday and Vidalia. It was separate from the Shreveport advisory.
Check current forecasts and road conditions before traveling. The weather notices do not establish current conditions on every road or announce road reopenings.
This article updates the earlier coverage of advisories affecting 26 Louisiana parishes.
Accurate Parish Reporting is not a meteorologist. We share information from sources such as the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center.