Calcasieu and Cameron Parish officials are telling residents to get out of dodge ahead of Hurricane Laura’s expected early Thursday morning arrival. The Calcasieu Parish jail has been evacuated and residents are being directed to the Burton Coliseum if they lack the means to leave.
In Cameron Parish assistant emergency preparedness director Ashley Buller says people there started leaving last weekend…
It’ll be the biggest storm to hit the region since Rita in 2005. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Laura is expected to ramp up to a category three storm with maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour…
A hurricane warning is in effect San Luis Pass, Texas to Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Governor Edwards says Phase Two of the economic reopening will likely be extended. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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300 dollar federally enhanced unemployment benefits will be sent out to qualifying unemployment recipients tomorrow. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says this first payment is retroactive to August 1st, and will be worth 900 dollars in total.