It appears southeast Louisiana has dodged an unfavorable outcome with Hurricane Sally. National Weather Service New Orleans Meteorologist Robert Ricks says the slow-moving storm has been crawling throughout the night.
As of the 1AM NHC advisory, a hurricane warning remains in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Navarre, Florida. Overnight, there has been a flare-up of new thunderstorms around Sally’s center.
Sally isn’t expected to bullseye Louisiana but it could bring some tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rain to the southeastern parts of the state. Governor Edwards announced state offices in 12 parishes will be closing today…
Plaquemines Parish residents may have dodged a bullet in avoiding the worst impacts of Hurricane Sally. Parish President Kirk Lepine says while parish residents are relieved by the latest forecast, they are continuing to brace for a storm that has shown an indecisive track in its slow approach to land.
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One of Louisiana’s two Fortune 500 Companies, CenturyLink, is rebranding itself as Lumen Technologies. Lumen Consumer Markets President Maxine Moreau says the change in name and direction will not result in a change of location for their headquarters.
The other Fortune 500 Company based out of Louisiana is Entergy.