230 PM LRN News

Hurricane Delta has fallen to category two strength and is not expected to once again become a major hurricane before it makes landfall in eastern Cameron parish within the next six hours. Despite the storm’s deterioration Governor Edwards warns residents not to start slacking off…

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State Climatologist Barry Keim says when Delta hits land wind speeds will still be a pretty dangerous 100 miles per hour…

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Delta is expected to move quickly once making it ashore, moving from southwest Louisiana through northeast Louisiana in just 14 hours, pushing hurricane force winds potentially as far out as Baton Rouge.

After Hurricane Laura, most of the fatalities that followed the storm were a result of generators. Brooke Thorington has tips on proper usage.

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Parts of Louisiana are already feeling the impacts of Delta with tropical storm force winds whipping the southwest coast and parts of the Baton Rouge area seeing heavy flooding due to a rain band that dropped up to eight inches of rain in just a few hours overnight.