Tropical Storm warnings are in effect for Morgan City east to the Okaloosa / Walton County line in Florida as the disturbance moving north northeast at 16 miles per hour makes its way towards southeast Louisiana. The system is on track to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday.
Jeff Palermo has more on what the area should expect from the soon-to-be named Tropical Storm Claudette.
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Governor Edwards declared a state of emergency Thursday ahead of the first system to impact the state this hurricane season.
Six to eight inches of rain could fall to the east and south of New Orleans. St. Benard Parish Emergency Preparedness Director John Rahaim says they have been proactive ahead of the storm…
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The center of the storm should be in Mississippi by tomorrow afternoon.
Governor Edwards signs legislation increasing the cost of recreational and commercial hunting and fishing fees starting next July. The proposal was opposed by commercial fishermen who say they’ve already taken a beating from the pandemic, but Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala says their fee increase will be phased in through 2024 and is not steep.
The fee increases are expected to generate about 17 million dollars a year in the next fiscal year.