6:30 LRN Newscast August 28

Hurricane Ida is a Category one storm, 510 miles southeast of New Orleans and is expected to be a Category Four storm when it makes landfall Sunday afternon in Terrebonne Parish…
cut 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

National Weather Service forecaster Jared Klein says the National Hurricane Center is projecting a storm surge of 10 to 15 feet between Morgan City and the Mouth of the Mississippi River….
cut 11 (11) “…coast”

Mike Steele with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says today is your last day to make your final preparations….
cut 8 (08) “…power lines come down”
Vice President of Distribution at Entergy Louisiana John Hawkins Junior encourages Entergy customers if they are not signed up already to download the Entergy app on their smartphone or sign up on their website for notifications in advance, for updates and restoration efforts…
cut 14 (09) “…their outage”
140-mile per hour plus winds are expected along the coast. 100 to 120 miles per hour could be felt in Morgan City and Thibodaux. 80 to 100 mile per hour winds for Lafayette and Hammond are possible.