Coastal parishes are advising residents in low-lying areas to seek higher ground as Tropical Storm Barry is expected to produce a dangerous storm surge and heavy rains. Jeff Palermo has more…

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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the city’s water pumps are working at optimal capacity as Tropical Storm Barry approaches.

Governor Edwards says Tropical Storm Barry will be a major weather event for much of Louisiana. The storm is expected to make landfall Saturday morning as a Category One hurricane. But Edwards provided has some good news. He says the storm surge forecast at the mouth of Mississippi River has been lowered…

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Edwards says flooding is the biggest concern. Power outages are also likely.

The United Cajun Navy has been activated in anticipation of Barry’s Saturday landfall along the Louisiana coast. Founder Todd Terrell says they’ve mobilized their volunteers to help make sandbags in the Baton Rouge area, which is set to potentially see over a foot of rainwater.

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The organization has built a nationwide volunteer base after operations in other disaster zones over the past three years.

Hurricane warnings are now in effect for much of the south-central Louisiana coast as Tropical Storm Barry puts the Bayou State in it’s bullseye. The storm is expected to make landfall Saturday morning as a Category One hurricane. Louisiana National Guard Major General Glenn Curtis says three-thousand of their soldiers have been deployed in response.

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State Climatologist Barry Keim says says tropical storm conditions will begin Friday night and take a noticeable turn for the worse Saturday morning along the coast, and that afternoon in the Baton Rouge area.

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Storm surge levels are estimated at between three to six feet at the mouth of the Atchafalaya River to Shell Beach in Cameron Parish, and 15 to 20 inches of rain could fall across some portions of the state.

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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the low-lying areas of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes. A voluntary evacuation has been called for areas south of Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon in Lafourche Parish. Lafourche Sheriff’s office spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they are anticipating strong winds and heavy rainfall in Lafourche and residents there are taking this storm seriously…

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The United Cajun Navy has been activated in anticipation of Barry’s Saturday landfall. Founder Todd Terrell says many of the Louisiana based members are scrambling to protect their own homes, so in a twist, it’s Cajun Navy members from outside of Louisiana coming here to help…

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The organization has built a nationwide volunteer base after operations in other disaster zones over the past three years. They’ll be staging for water rescues at L’Auberge Casino.

Governor John Bel Edwards says the state could see significant flooding from Tropical Storm Barry as the season’s second named storm tries to gather strength off the coast of Louisiana. Edwards says some areas will see over a foot of rain, so now is the time to prepare…
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Slow-moving Tropical Storm Barry is projected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast sometime Saturday morning. The center of prediction tracks has Barry making landfall somewhere in south-central Louisiana around 7AM, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s still highly unpredictable.
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Keim says tropical storm conditions will begin Friday night along the coast.

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the low-lying areas of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes. A voluntary evacuation has been called for areas south of Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon in Lafourche Parish. Lafourche Sheriff’s office spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they expect water will cover Highway One in that area
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Voluntary evacuations have also been ordered for portions of Calcasieu, Cameron, Vermilion, Iberia and St. Mary parishes.

The United Cajun Navy is gearing up for a significant flood event. Founder Todd Terrell says they are mobilizing units and helping folks fill sandbags…
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Governor Edwards says Tropical Storm Barry will be a major weather event for much of Louisiana. The storm is expected to make landfall Saturday morning as a Category One hurricane. But Edwards provided has some good news. He says the storm surge forecast at the mouth of Mississippi River has been lowered…

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Edwards says rainwater flooding is the biggest concern.

But Plaquemines Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Jade Duplessis says they’ll still be keeping a close eye on levee systems to the south of New Orleans…

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The eventual hurricane is projected to make landfall near Morgan City.

Barry has been one of the slower moving storm systems in recent memory, evocting shades of the 2016 system that brought devastating floods to the Baton Rouge and Livingston Parish regions. State Climatologist Barry Keim says get ready to hunker down for a bit as tropical storm conditions will begin Friday night and take a noticeable turn for the worse Saturday morning along the coast, and that afternoon in the Baton Rouge area.

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The United Cajun Navy has been activated in anticipation of Barry. Founder Todd Terrell says they’ve mobilized their volunteers to help make sandbags Baton Rouge, which is set to potentially see over a foot of rainwater.

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Terrell says they’ll be staging their waterborne rescue missions for flood zones from L’Auberge Casino, on the river in south Baton Rouge.

Tropical Storm Barry has formed in the Gulf and is projected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast sometime Saturday morning. Matt Doyle has more.

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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the city’s water pumps are working at optimal capacity as Tropical Storm Barry approaches.  Governor Edwards recently wrapped a press event saying that the river’s forecasted crest has gone down, with no overtopping of levees expected in the New Orleans area.

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the low-lying areas of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes. A voluntary evacuation has been called for areas south of Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon in Lafourche Parish. Lafourche Sheriff’s office spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they are anticipating strong winds and heavy rainfall in Lafourche and residents there are taking this storm seriously…

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Plaquemines Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Jade Duplessis says their mandatory evacuation order affects eight to ten-thousand residents in low-lying areas of the parish….

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The 1PM advisory says the storm is about 90 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Slow-moving Tropical Storm Barry has officially formed in the Gulf and is projected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast sometime Saturday morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the system will only be at hurricane one strength winds when it makes landfall, but the biggest concern is storm surge, and rainfall.

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Storm surge levels are estimated at between three to six feet along the coast, and up into Lake Ponchartrain.

The Untied Cajun Navy has been activated in anticipation of Hurricane Barry. Founder Todd Terrell says many of the Louisiana based organization’s members are scrambling to protect their own homes with tons of rain on the way, so in a twist, it’s Cajun Navy members from outside of Louisiana coming here to help…

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The Navy will be staging for flood rescue at L’Auberge Casino.

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the low-lying areas of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes. A voluntary evacuation has been called for areas south of Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon in Lafourche Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Slow-moving Tropical Storm Barry has officially formed in the Gulf and is projected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast sometime Saturday morning. The center of prediction tracks have Barry making landfall somewhere in the Morgan City area around 7AM, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s still highly unpredictable.
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The National Hurricane Center says Barry has the potential to dump a foot of rain in some places, increasing the chance of flooded homes and vehicles. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says contact your insurance provider the moment you see any flood damage…
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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the low-lying areas of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes. A voluntary evacuation has been called for areas south of Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon in Lafourche Parish. Lafourche Sheriff’s office spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they expect water will cover Highway One in that area
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Plaquemines Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Jade Duplessis says the height of the Mississippi River and the potential for levees to overtop is their main concern…
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Tropical Storm Barry has officially formed in the Gulf of Mexico about 95 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Barry is expected to remain a tropical storm right up until landfall on Saturday morning along the Louisiana coast. The center of most tracks puts landfall in south-central Louisiana, but National Weather Service forecaster Donovan Landreneau says the entire coastline needs to be prepared…
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There are concerns about the levees in New Orleans with the potential of a slow-moving hurricane hitting southeast Louisiana on Saturday. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Ricky Boyett says they are not expecting widespread overtopping, but they are working on increasing the height of certain portions of the system.
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Three to five feet of storm surge is expected at the mouth of the Mississippi.

There’s a chance Barry will move across the heart of Acadiana. Jeff Palermo spoke with lead emergency preparedness manager in Lafayette…
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Mandatory evacuations are underway in for low-lying areas of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parish in Southeast Louisiana. A voluntary evacuation has been called for areas south of Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow and for Port Fourchon in Lafourche Parish. St. Bernard officials say they anticipate tropical storm-level winds as soon as tonight.