National Weather Service radar confirms a tornado caused damage in the Kentwood area.
WWL-TV reports the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's office cleared several damaged homes and made one rescue.
Meanwhile, thousands of utility customers are without power.
The web site PowerOutages.us reports more than 13,000 outages statewide.
At 3 p.m., Entergy was reporting more than 2,700 outages in Jefferson Parish, more than 2,100 in New Orleans, and more than 2,400 outages in St. John the Baptist Parish.
