Two Louisiana cities were named U.S. allergy capitals. What to know to manage fall allergies.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America annually ranks U.S. cities to find the allergy capital, from the 100 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas. The rankings included two Louisiana cities. New Orleans took the second-most challenging city for pollen allergies, just behind Wichita, Kansas.

Baton Rouge ranked as the 14th-worst city in the country for allergies.

Although summer allergies are far from over, fall allergies are just around the corner. Fall allergies can begin as early as late-July, despite what the name may suggest.

According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States, with an annual cost in excess of $18 billion. More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year