(Lafayette, Louisiana) - If you live in South Louisiana or anywhere in the Deep South, you know that the summer months can be brutal. After I discouraged them from being outdoors, I looked up the hottest month in Louisiana, and the answer isn't shocking. At the peak of summer, temperatures regularly exceed the 90-degree mark, and with the humidity in the South, the "feel-like" temperatures can spike from 105-110 degrees. September was often viewed as the month when the summer temperatures started to dip, but I don't think that is so. READ MORE: Louisiana School System Still Ranks Near BottomREAD MORE: Boating Accident in Louisiana Leaves Several InjuredOh, for the record, according to HotStuffworks, Louisiana is the second hottest state in the country during the summer, only behind the "Sunshine State" of Florida.