Calcasieu, Allen, Cameron, and Jeff Davis Parishes are all under mandatory evacuation orders. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter understands your frustrations…

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Forecasts show Delta has slowed down from its previously blistering pace and is cruising at about 12 miles per hour just 300 miles south of Cameron Parish where it is expected to make landfall late Friday evening.

The National Hurricane Center is growing increasingly confident Delta will make landfall somewhere within Cameron Parish Friday with a very high likelihood that it will hit within 25 miles of where Laura struck just six weeks ago. National Weather Service Lake Charles meteorologist Chanelle Stigger…

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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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the storm is now anticipated to remain at Hurricane strength as far north as Alexandria, and keep tropical storm strength as it passes through the Delta Parishes.