As Hurricane Delta continues its approach towards the Louisiana coast, National Weather Service Lake Charles meteorologist Chanelle Stigger says the biggest problem appears to be wind damage with sustained speeds of 90-100 miles per hour, with gusts up to 120, but Delta will bring other issues.
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Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for Cameron, Allen, Jeff Davis, and Calcasieu Parishes.
Voluntary evacuation orders are in place for residents of Acadia and Lafayette parishes. Lafayette Consolidated Government spokesperson Jamie Angelle says the hurricane still has everyone’s attention after what happened to their neighbors just over a month ago…
Lafayette will implement a curfew starting at 12PM Friday lasting until 6 AM Saturday morning.
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter says he can’t believe another hurricane is set to strike the city again, but you can’t let fatigue keep people from taking this storm seriously. Hunter is urging Lake Charles residents to get out and says the decision to leave is one that needs to be made quickly.
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Hurricane Delta is expected to make landfall tomorrow nearly in the same location as Hurricane Laura did six weeks ago today. Governor John Bel Edwards says they are still housing six-thousand Hurricane Laura evacuees in hotels mostly in New Orleans. The governor says Delta has grown in size since hitting the Yucatan Peninsula
Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for Cameron, Allen, Jeff Davis, and Calcasieu Parishes.