Louisiana summers are not only getting hotter. They’re also getting longer.

Temperatures of 90 F are lasting as much as three weeks longer in cities across Louisiana, according to data from the nonprofit Climate Central . It’s the latest example of how Louisiana summers are growing increasingly hot and dangerous, posing deadly health risks and raising electric bills to unaffordable levels for America’s poorest state.

Baton Rouge is seeing the most additional days with summer temperatures in the state, as the city's summers have gotten 21 days longer between 1970 and 2024, according to the report. Lafayette is seeing 17 extra summer days and New Orleans is experiencing 11 more days of hot temperatures each year.

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