Voluntary evacuation orders are in place for residents of Acadia and Lafayette parishes ahead of Delta’s Friday landfall in eastern Cameron Parish. Lafayette Consolidated Government spokesperson Jamie Angelle says if you must stay you can, but Friday likely won’t be very pleasant…
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Lafayette will implement a curfew starting at 12PM Friday lasting until 6 AM Saturday morning.
Hurricane Delta continues its approach to the Louisiana coast with Cameron Parish in its path. National Weather Service Lake Charles meteorologist Chanelle Stigger says exactly six weeks after Laura clobbered the area, they’re bracing for round two.
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The blue roofs have only just gone up in Calcasieu parish and now residents are being ordered to leave ahead of yet another hurricane’s southwest Louisiana landfall. Parish President Tony Guillory says the 2020 hurricane season is just battering the community, but due to safety concerns they have issued a mandatory evacuation order…
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We’re just over a day away from Hurricane Delta’s landfall and the state is preparing to get hit by what will be the fourth named storm the make landfall in The Boot this year. The current forecasts don’t look too dire but Governor Edwards says whenever a storm approaches the coast you must prepare for the worst. That’s why the National Guard has been mobilized and pre-positioned to respond to resident’s needs…