As of 1 o’clock this afternoon, Hurricane Nate was located at 27.6 degrees north, 88.9 degrees west or about 105 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Maximum sustained winds have now reached 90 miles an hour and the storm continues to move west northwest at 25 miles an hour.

Governor John Bel Edwards strongly urges residents affected by Hurricane Nate to be where you want to be by 3 o’clock this afternoon…

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A hurricane warning remains in effect from Grand Isle to the Alabama/Florida border was well as the the greater New Orleans area.  A tropical storm warning is in effect from Lake Maurepas and west of Grand Isle to Morgan city.