Good news for homeowners who took a beating from Laura and just got hammered by Delta: If you’ve already met your home insurance deductible you won’t have to pay it again. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The LSU football team has a 1-2 record for the first time since 1994 after getting upset at Missouri in a game that featured very little defense. The Bayou Bengals gave up 586 yards of total offense as Mizzou pulled off the 45-41 upset. LSU fans are pointing the finger at new defensive coordinator Bo Pelini. His four-three defense was gashed in both losses. Coach O says he still has faith in Pelini…
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Louisiana reported its first two fatalities as a result of Hurricane Delta Sunday.
Governor Edwards says an 86-year-old man in St. Martin Parish passed away from a fire that was sparked shortly after he attempted to refuel his generator. Generators were the single biggest individual cause of death post-Laura. Edwards says to make sure it doesn’t happen to you keep them 20 feet from your home.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings today on the nomination of Metairie native and Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy sits on the panel expects Democrats will obstruct and get personal.
Dems have also argued the proceedings should wait in light of the COVID super-spreading event in the Rose Garden that exposed dozens of prominent Republicans to the virus. Kennedy disagrees.
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LSU’s defense put an embarrassing performance in a shocking 45-41 upset loss at Missouri. Jeff Palermo has more.
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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting that left one victim dead and another person critical on the WestBank in Gretna.
Police say two people were shot Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of Oakwood Center at 197 Westbank Expressway. Police say based on the investigation two groups of people met up, a fight started and multiple shots were fired.
Two people were found inside of a Black Honda Accord with gun shot wounds.
The driver of the car was brought to University Hospital and the passenger of the car was announced dead on the scene.

Louisiana reported its first two fatalities as a result of Hurricane Delta Sunday.
Governor Edwards says an 86-year-old man in St. Martin Parish passed away from a fire that was sparked shortly after he attempted to refuel his generator…
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The Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings today on the nomination of Metairie native and Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy sits on the panel expects Democrats will obstruct and get personal.
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Homeowners who suffered damage from Hurricane Laura and Delta will not have to pay two different “Named Storm Deductibles.” Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says most homeowner policies require a deductible for each event, but that’s not the case if the damage is from two named storms in the same season.
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The LSU football team has a 1-2 record for the first time since 1994 after getting upset at Missouri in a game that featured very little defense. The Bayou Bengals gave up 586 yards of total offense as Mizzou pulled off the 45-41 upset. Coach Ed Orgeron is not happy with what’s happening on that side of the ball
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The battle over the potential confirmation of Metairie native Amy Coney Barret begins today in a Senate committee. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Delta continues to push deeper into central Louisiana bringing hurricane-force gusts and tropical storm force winds to most of the state and Flash Flood Emergencies in at least two areas, those being central Louisiana near Alexandria and southwest Louisiana.

Rainfall totals have ended up on the higher end of the projected six to ten-inch totals and in some areas exceeded them. We’ve seen reports of up to 17 inches in some parts of the southwest and 12 inches and climbing in Alexandria. Due to this rapid accumulation of water residents from Lake Charles to Alexandria are encouraged to find higher ground specifically if they are in already low lying areas.

High speed gusts are wiping the state, and have knocked out power to 230,000 total households and climbing in the state between Entergy and Cleco combined. 7,000 linemen stand prepositioned in Louisiana to respond once the winds dissipate just before sunrise.

Delta was a category two when it made landfall in the small community of Creole in Cameron Parish around 6 PM. It became the 4^th named system to make landfall in the state this year, and the 10^th to make landfall in the US breaking a record of nine set in 1916.

The system is not weakening nearly as quickly as it was thought it would. The storm may maintain hurricane strength as it passes Alexandria and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele saysin the morning we will likely see a good deal of wind damage.

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The storm is expected to be out of the state before the sun rises tomorrow.

Hurricane Delta is down to 80 mile per hour winds as it pushes deeper into the state now sitting about 20 miles north of Jennings. The storm was projected to take a much sharper northeast turn than it has so far, with the system mostly moving north from its landing in Creole as a category two hurricane around 6 PM.

A full track for the storm is out and it looks like Delta made landfall just 12 miles to the east of where Laura did six weeks ago.

That’s bringing problems back into southwest Louisiana that many thought they had put behind them. Up to 15 inches of rain could accumulate in parts of the region by morning and a Flash Flood Emergency has been declared in SW LA. Residents are highly encouraged to seek higher ground.

171,000 Entergy customers are now without power and 75,000 Cleco customers have joined them. That number is expected to continue to rise. Power outages extend as far east as Baton Rouge where 40,000 customers are without power.

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Delta is expected to be out of our hair in Louisiana within the next ten hours. After the storm leaves though Governor Edwards asks you not to get in the way of first responders and repair crews that are out making sure the roads are safe and the powerlines are up. He says more people have lost their lives recently in the post-storm phase than mid-event…

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More than half of those deaths were related to generator mishaps. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says to make sure you keep your generator at least 20 feet away from your home and don’t plug the generator directly into the home or structure, it will cause a situation of back feed and create a house fire.

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107,000 Entergy households are now without power in the wake of Hurricane Delta along with 55,000 Cleco customers and that number is expected to rise as the system pushes deeper into the state.

An unexpectedly high amount of rain combined with rising rivers has officials issuing a Flash Flood Emergency in much of southwest Louisiana until 1 AM. Parts of the region already have absorbed nearly ten inches of rain with several more inches of rain possible by the end of the night. Under an emergency residents are strongly encouraged to seek higher ground.

The storm is beginning to enter central Louisiana and is on a general northeastern path out of the state. Tropical storm force winds are stretching across the Boot and Governor Edwards says just because you aren’t in the direct path doesn’t mean you won’t be getting nasty weather tonight…

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After Hurricane Laura, most of the fatalities that followed the storm were a result of generators. Brooke Thorington has tips on proper usage.

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Governor Edwards will be touring impacted areas Saturday once the storm has passed by helicopter to get an idea of what kind of damage the storm left. The storm is expected to be long gone from the state by sunrise.

Hurricane Delta is down to category one strength and is passing out of Cameron Parish in this hour on its northeastern trek across the state. Winds are being clocked at 90 miles per hour and Entergy reports 95,000 customers are currently without power, and that number is expected to continue rising. All but the most southeastern and more northwestern sections are the state are set to experience at least tropical-storm-force winds between now and 12PM.

State Climatologist Barry Keim says because the system is moving at a brisk 14 mile per hour pace there’s an off chance even Alexandria could experience hurricane-force gusts by the end of the night.

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Debris is being scattered and blue roofs are being torn off homes in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes. Cameron Parish Farm Bureau President James Cox told us earlier today about his concerns on flying debris post-landfall…

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Delta is expected to be out of our hair in Louisiana within the next 12 to 14 hours. After the storm leaves though governor Edwards asks you not to get in the way of first responders and repair crews that are out making sure the roads are safe and the powerlines are up. He says more people have lost their lives recently in the post-storm phase than mid-event…

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More than half of those deaths were related to generator mishaps. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says to make sure you keep your generator at least 20 feet away from your home and don’t plug the generator directly into the home or structure, it will cause a situation of back feed and create a house fire.

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Rodrigue also recommends the use of carbon monoxide detectors when using generators.

Hurricane Delta is clear ashore after making landfall earlier this hour near Creole, a small unincorporated community in eastern Cameron parish that’s about 40 miles south of Lake Charles as a category 2 storm, but it appears to be quickly falling apart with radar scans showing the eyewall has mostly collapsed. That’s good news as only the northern eyewall has persisted and folks under the wall won’t face the wrath of a southern side of the eyewall landing a second blow.

Governor Edwards says even though the system has weakened it will still bring some potentially damaging winds deep into the state.

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Radar shows scattered rain bands are stretching as far north as the Monroe area and as far east as Livingston Parish.

From its landfall in Creole the storm is expected to take a gentle northeastern curve and power through Alexandria before pushing into the Delta parishes and out into north Mississippi. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this won’t be the biggest storm to hit us this year but we certainly aren’t dodging a bullet.

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Flash flooding is possible with Hurricane Delta. About ten inches of rain fell north of Baton Rouge on Thursday night, flooding about 25 homes in Baker. Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele says you don’t have to be in the direct path of Delta to be impacted…

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About eight inches of rainfall has been recorded so far in Lake Charles.

The eyewall of Hurricane Laura is now moving ashore in Cameron Parish, with reports on the ground indicating that eyewall is being torn apart rapidly as it moves overland. Those in the area may not actually see a clear sky if they look up as the wall is moving over them.

Videos of Lake Charles show Hurricane Laura debris shaking and blue roofs beginning to tear. Heavy winds and some scattered pockets of heavy rain are being felt as far north as Baton Rouge right now and by 8PM tonight most of the state will either be experiencing, or have experienced tropical storm force winds.

State Climatologist Barry Keim says Delta appears to have made landfall as a category two and will potentially send some hurricane force gusts deep inland as it races across The Boot over the next 14 hours.

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Only six to ten inches of rain are expected and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele says they’re most concerned about widespread wind damage.

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If your power gets knocked out by delta and you need to flip on the generator please be careful as a majority of Hurricane Laura’s 30 attributed deaths came from generator-related incidents. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the number one most important thing to keep in mind is where you put your generator.

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Those fumes are carbon monoxide, and they can kill you. When placing a generator 20 feet from your home also check the extension cord for exposure of wires and deterioration.