Hurricane Zeta has strengthened into a Category Two storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour as the storm is expected to make landfall along the Lafourche-Terrebonne Parish line next hour or two. Shawn O’Neil with the National Weather Service says because Hurricane Zeta has strengthened, storm surge projections have gone up…
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After landfall, Zeta will race past New Orleans and eastern St. Tammany Parish. A tornado watch is in effect until midnight for the New Orleans metro area, plus Washington, Terrebonne, Lafourche and St. Tammany parishes.
Governor John Bel Edwards says unfortunately it will be a rough evening for southeastern Louisiana…
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is riding out Hurricane Zeta in Plaquemines Parish, where he once served as parish president. Zeta is the record 5th named storm to make landfall in Louisiana. Nungesser says it’s been a tough hurricane season but we’re almost out of it, and hopefully, this is the last storm of the year…
The head of State Police is retiring at a time when the L-S-P is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation looking into the death of a Black man while in State Police custody last year. Colonel Kevin Reeves’ retirement is effective Friday. Governor John Bel Edwards calls Reeves a dedicated law enforcement official…
Again Hurricane Zeta is a Category Two storm is 85 miles southwest of Grand Isle moving North Northeast at 21 mph and is expected to make landfall in the next hour or two.