Residents of LaSalle Parish were counting their blessings last week when a major storm system was not as bad as most meteorologists had projected.

On Monday, March 21, weather experts had the parish and area under a level three and four threat as the system that produced many tornadoes and dangerous thunderstorms across Texas was expected in LaSalle by early Tuesday morning, March 22.

Parish schools and many businesses decided to close on Tuesday as forecasters predicted dangerous conditions.

The system arrived later than predicted and was not as severe as expected, although most of the parish saw at least two inches of heavy

There were reports of high winds and possibly tornadic activity causing some damage, mostly in the form of downed trees, but no injuries or deaths were reported in the area from the storm.

The property of Larkin Jackson, located northeast of Jena on LA 459, saw several trees uprooted and blown over and other reports around the area had similar issues.

“Overall, we are thankful that this system did not produce what it did in Texas,” LaSalle Parish Sheriff and Homeland Security Director Scott Franklin said. “Once again, God spared us, kept our residents safe, and the storms did little damage.” rain.