Hurricane Delta is now a Category 4 storm and once again Louisiana is in the crosshairs of a major hurricane. National Weather Service New Orleans meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says before it becomes an issue for the northern Gulf Coast on Saturday, it’ll make an initial landfall in Mexico.
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Gilmore says the current forecast shows the storm weakening to a Cat 2 before the projected landfall in southeast Louisiana, but the storm could still produce major impacts in the Bayou State.

Funeral services are scheduled tomorrow for former two-term Republican Governor Mike Foster, who died on Sunday at 90 from a variety age-related illnesses. Foster said in this 2010 interview he didn’t think much about politics for most of his life
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Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane Delta. Spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Mike Steele, says they are in contact with the coastal parishes to assess their needs…
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St. Mary Parish Emergency Preparedness Director David Naquin says his biggest concern is getting hit with a huge storm surge and several inches of rain. He says sandbagging operations are underway….
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LSU interim President Thomas Galligan wrote a letter to students today, asking them to get tested once a month for COVID-19. He says widespread testing allows for a better understanding of the presence of COVID-19 on campus.