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