Hurricane Delta is set to cut a swath from eastern Cameron Parish all the way up to the Delta parishes after it makes landfall Friday around 7 PM. While the cone of uncertainty has narrowed for its path Governor Edwards warns the system is quickly growing wider and will likely result in hurricane-force winds stretching across large portions of the state, and storm surge issues across the southwest and central coastline.
Heavy winds are expected to begin impacting southwest Louisiana as early as 8 AM Friday morning. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter says the city is under a mandatory evacuation order, but you may be out of time if you are still planning to leave…
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Calcasieu, Allen, Jeff Davis, and Cameron parishes are all under mandatory evacuation orders but the Governor warns not to leave your house once tropical-storm-force winds enter your area.
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…
Lafayette will implement a curfew starting at 12 PM Friday lasting until 6 AM Saturday morning.
Acadia Sheriff KP Gibson says he’s already seen residents in the flood-prone southern portion of the parishes leaving, and they’re moving inmates out of the parish into facilities in north Louisiana…
National Weather Service Lake Charles meteorologist Chanelle Stigger says just in case you’re holding out hope for Delta to take a westward turn for Texas…