2:30 LRN Newscast Oct 6

Hurricane Delta is now a Category 4 storm and once again it appears a major hurricane is headed towards Louisiana National Weather Service New Orleans meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says the impacts of the storm extend beyond storm surge.

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The current forecast shows it weakening to a Cat 2 before the projected landfall in southeast Louisiana.

2020 has brought about multiple ongoing complex issues from COVID, to job losses, and political bickering, and now the stress of yet another major approaching hurricane.  LSU Health New Orleans Clinical Psychologist Dr. Michelle Moore says we shouldn’t forget that hurricanes incorporate a sense of resolution.

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Still too early to say the exact impacts Hurricane Delta will bring to Louisiana, but state and local governments are getting prepared. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The St Landy Parish Sheriff’s Office confirms an additional victim has died in Monday night’s drive-by shooting in Morrow. 20-year old Ladarious Keller died while being transported to the hospital and 29-year old Michael Thomas died at the scene. A third victim 19-year old Emmerick Simon underwent surgery and is listed in stable condition.