Hurricane Laura is moving across the southeastern Gulf of Mexico this morning at 16 miles per hour and with maximum sustained winds at 75 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center expects Laura to intensify into a major hurricane tomorrow and make landfall along the Louisiana-Texas border Thursday morning.

Here’s what Governor Edwards has to say about Laura…
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With the forecast calling for Hurricane Laura to strike the southwest Louisiana coast as a Category Three storm, residents in low-lying areas are heading for higher ground. There’s a mandatory evacuation for Cameron Parish, but Cameron’s assistant emergency preparedness director Ashley Buller says many people started leaving last weekend…
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The National Hurricane Center is forecasting a storm surge as much as 13 feet in some areas.

Motorists may soon feel the impact of Hurricane Laura at the pump. Gas Buddy Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says you should see the price go up in the region, but supply shouldn’t be a big issue..
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The statewide average gasoline price according to Gas-Buddy is a $1.85.