Hurricane Zeta is getting stronger as it races towards the southeastern coast of Louisiana. Its maximum sustained winds are at 85 miles per hour and the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center says Zeta could be a Category Two storm when it makes landfall near Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes. That means maximum sustained winds near 100-miles per hour near the eyewall. Governor John Bel Edwards…
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Zone One of Terrebonne Parish is under a mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Zeta, effective at 10 am. Director of Emergency Preparedness for Terrebonne Parish, Earl Eues says despite this being the 5th named storm to make landfall in Louisiana they are ready for Zeta.
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But again forecasters now believe Zeta could reach Category Two strength before it makes landfall this afternoon.

Zeta is expected to pass over New Orleans, bringing damaging winds this afternoon. Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the city is no stranger to being on high alert for storms and residents should have a game plan in place….
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New Orleans, Slidell, along with Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Jefferson, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes could see peak winds between 70 to 100 miles per hour. Wind speeds for Houma are expected to be between 60 and 70 miles per hour. Hammond will see winds of 50 to 60 miles per hour, Morgan City 30 to 40 miles per hour. Entergy spokesperson Brandon Scadigli says they are ready for anticipated outages…
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Hurricane Zeta is growing in strength and moving quickly towards the southeastern Louisiana coast. As of the Four-AM advisory, Zeta’s maximum sustained winds are up to 85 miles per hour and Zeta is now forecasted to be a category two storm when it makes landfall near St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes. Zeta’s biggest threat to the state is its powerful winds, which will likely knock out power for thousands.

Governor John Bel Edwards is urging residents to be careful when using a generator as nine people lost their lives due to generator related accidents after Hurricane Laura…
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Entergy spokesperson Brandon Scadigli warns residents to take extreme caution after the storm and alert utility providers of any down lines…
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Terrebonne could get the worst of what Zeta has to offer as the storm is expected to make landfall near the parish. Terrebonne’s Emergency Preparedness Director Earl Eues says schools and businesses are closed today, which will allow residents to prepare…
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Zone One of Terrebonne Parish is under a mandatory evacuation, while Zone two is under a voluntary evacuation order. The Houma Municipal Auditorium will open as a shelter at 10 AM.

New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Collin Arnold says the city is expecting about two to four inches of rain, and a short period of potentially dangerous winds.
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A landfall is expected this afternoon.

Tropical Storm Zeta has moved over the southern Gulf of Mexico and is expected to regain hurricane strength later today. As of one o’clock this afternoon, Zeta was moving northwest at 14 miles per hour and will eventually turn towards the northeast and take aim at Louisiana’s southeastern coast.

Zeta is expected to made landfall near LaFourche Parish tomorrow night at 7 PM. Lt. Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office says hurricane-force winds from Zeta is their biggest concern…
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Zeta is projected to move through the region quickly, but St. Bernard Parish Emergency Preparedness Director John Rahaim says Zeta will cause some damage…
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Entergy says they’ve mobilized a team of about 38-hundred workers to respond to the storm.

Residents impacted by Hurricane Laura now have another month to register for FEMA disaster assistance. FEMA Spokesperson Melissa Wilkins says homeowners and renters can apply for aid which includes temporary housing, rental assistance and to repair or replace damage to property.
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You can register by calling 1-800-621-FEMA or visit diaster-assistance-dot-gov.

Metairie native Amy Coney Barrett has been sworn in as the newest justice on the US Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed her on a 52-48 vote. Senator John Kennedy says Judge Barrett will be a fair justice and she’s a person of good character…
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Democrats have argued the confirmation of a new justice should have waited until after the election.

Governor John Bel Edwards has filed a lawsuit in state court in Baton Rouge to get a judge to block an effort by Republicans in the House of Representatives to overturn his COVID-19 public health emergency orders. The governor says a petition filed by the House is unconstitutional, but House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says Attorney General Jeff Landry is prepared to defend the petition in court…
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The parents of 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin have filed a federal lawsuit claiming Lafayette Police officers violated his constitutional rights when they fatally shot him to death on August 21st. Authorities say Pellerin had a knife, but family attorney Ronald Haley says…
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Haley says video evidence also shows Pellerin is not threatening an officer. Police were in the area responding to a disturbance involving a man with a knife.

Louisiana had 11,000 more uninsured children in 2019 than it had in 2018, a 28 percent increase. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Zeta is expected to strengthen back into a hurricane today and its aiming to make landfall in southeast Louisiana as a Category One storm. 90-mile per hour winds are expected for portions Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes tomorrow night.

And FEMA is giving Hurricane Laura victims another 30 days to register for FEMA assistance.

Governor Edwards files a lawsuit defending his public health emergency orders against a legislative petition that seeks to terminate the emergency declaration. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A hurricane warning is up from Morgan City to the Mississippi-Alabama border as Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to make landfall in southeast Louisiana tomorrow night as a Category One storm. New Orleans and Slidell could see wind speeds of up to 60 miles per hour, while 80-mile per hour plus winds are expected for Port Fourchon and Buras.

It’s the last day of early voting and Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin expects another busy day with as many as 80 thousand voters expected to cast their ballot. At the end of this extended version of early voting Ardoin, predicts as many as 950-thousand Louisianans will have performed their civic duty.
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Early voting will conclude at 7 PM.

The Louisiana Budget Project says based on U-S Census data about 11-thousand children in this state lost their health insurance last year, the largest single-year drop in over a decade. L-B-P policy director Stacey Roussel says the uninsured rate for children is rising across the country as well as here in Louisiana…
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Governor John Bel Edwards has filed a lawsuit defending his authority to issue and enforce public health restrictions against a legislative petition signed by Republicans in the state House of Representatives that claims to have stripped him of those powers. Edwards says the Louisiana Constitution does not allow for one chamber of the Legislature to terminate a public health emergency issued by the Governor.
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The Governor also says state law requires the petition organizers to consult with state health officials before filing the petition, which Edwards says they did not do. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says the governor’s restrictions are not solely about health, he says they are damaging the state’s economy and more than just one service area…
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It’s the last day of early voting in Louisiana and despite record turnout and COVID mitigation efforts poll workers are getting rave reviews…
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According to the Louisiana Budget Project, the state saw a 28 percent increase in uninsured children from 2018 to 2019. Policy Director Stacey Roussel says 50,000 Louisiana children went into the pandemic without health insurance, and that number is expected to rise…
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2019’s number of 50,000 total uninsured kids was up 11,000 from 2018.