Jim Cantore and Jobie Lagrange during a special event. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rumors of Jim Cantore being in Lafayette during Hurricane Francine quickly spread like wildfire, but we now know the Hurricane likely wasn't the only reason he came to Lafayette. Broussard native and meteorologist Jobie Lagragne confirms she and the viral meteorologist for The Weather Channel are officially dating after meeting last year.
“I initially did not want him to come to Louisiana because we were getting to know one another privately," Lagrange said. "Family and friends already knew we were close because we had been friends since meeting each other last June," she said. "But we officially decided to come out to the public this past weekend and I remember thinking, 'OK, this is it'.
" Cantore posted a photo on his Instagram of Lagrange and him, with the following caption: "Little did I know when I brought my sweet date Jobie to @euphoriagreenville she was going to bring the Louisiana heat with her." Although the two became acquainted in summer of 2023, Lagrange said she didn't begin officially dating him until she graduated college and received her job. “I did not want him to overshadow anything I was doing or receive favoritism because I was dating him.
So we didn't began dating until I graduated and recieved my job opportunity.” Lagrange graduated with a bachelor's degree in atmospheric science from the University of Louisiana at Monroe over th.