BATON ROUGE, LA – After nearly two straight weeks of identical forecasts, WAFB meteorologist Steve Caparotta announced that he will begin using the station’s nightly weather segment to review Baton Rouge Mexican restaurants “until weather patterns change to something other than “scattered showers.”
Viewers expecting the usual radar coverage instead will find Caparotta trying tacos, burritos, enchiladas and the occasional margarita from all the best Mexican restaurants around town while briefly acknowledging that “yeah, it’s still raining everywhere.”
“At this point, y’all already know,” Caparotta said while gesturing toward a radar map completely covered in green and yellow. “High humidity, scattered storms, 93 percent chance your street floods after lunch. Let’s instead discuss who has the fajitas in the city.”
Station officials say the decision came after producers realized they had accidentally aired the same seven-day forecast five broadcasts in a row without a single viewer noticing.
Residents have reportedly welcomed the format change.
“This is honestly more useful,” said Baton Rouge resident Craig Boudreaux. “The weather’s been the same for 14 days. But now I know where to get half-price margaritas during flash flood warnings! Thanks Cap!”
Caparotta told The Sadvocate that he chose Mexican cuisine because “there’s enough restaurants for at least three more years of rain.”
