As of the 10PM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Sally is 90 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River with max sustained winds of 100 miles per hour.  The storm is crawling West-north-west at 3 miles per hour.  A hurricane warning remains in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Navarre, Florida.  Plaquemines Parish residents may have dodged a bullet in avoiding the worst impacts.  Parish President Kirk Lepine says now the biggest concern is the headache that can come from water possibly inundating the transportation infrastructure.

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While Louisiana may be out of the crosshairs of a direct hit now, Governor Edwards announced earlier today that state offices in 12 parishes will be closed tomorrow…

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Westfield Fluid Controls will invest 5.1 million dollars to establish a manufacturing facility in Lafayette, creating 67 new jobs for the area. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will produce precision hydraulic and fluid control components.

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Westfield is relocating this facility from a site in California.

The damage to the timber industry from Hurricane Laura is an estimated one-point-one billion dollars. That’s according to Louisiana Forestry Association executive director Buck Vandersteen who says Laura will definitely have a long-term impact on the state’s forestry industry.

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As of the 7PM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Sally is 100 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River with max sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. The storm is moving West-north-west at 5 miles per hour. Plaquemines Parish residents may have dodged a bullet in avoiding the worst impacts of Hurricane Sally. Parish President Kirk Lepine says the parish is now expecting only minor effects, but they are continuing to brace for a storm that has shown an indecisive track in its slow approach to land.

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Orleans Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Collin Arnold says they are encouraged by current forecasts. The area is under a flash flood watch until Thursday morning. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says all 99 of their drainage pumps are ready to respond and can handle up to one inch of rain per hour…

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The Louisiana Forestry Association projects the state industry will take a 1.1 billion dollar hit from Hurricane Laura’s devastating arrival in southwest Louisiana. executive director Buck Vandersteen says there’s so much timber on the ground, it is hard to salvage more than 15-percent of it…

Cut 11 (12) “…reduce production.”

Vandersteen says Laura impacted 770-thousand acres of forest in 22 parishes.

67 new jobs are coming to Lafayette as Westfield Fluid Controls announces they’ll build a 5.1 million dollar manufacturing facility in the Northpark Technology Center. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the average pay is just under 50,000 dollars a year, and benefits are included.

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As of the 7PM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Sally is 100 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River with max sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. The storm is moving West-north-west at 5 miles per hour. Plaquemines Parish residents may have dodged a bullet in avoiding the worst impacts of Hurricane Sally. Parish President Kirk Lepine says residents did not take the initial threat lightly.
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Orleans Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Collin Arnold says they are encouraged by current forecasts but it’s not good that the storm is moving slowly…

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The damage to the timber industry from Hurricane Laura is an estimated one-point-one billion dollars. That’s according to Louisiana Forestry Association executive director Buck Vandersteen who says Laura impacted 770-thousand acres of forest in 22 parishes, with Vernon Parish suffering the most losses…
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Vandersteen says Laura will definitely have a long-term impact on the state’s forestry industry.

There’s some good economic development news to report. California-based manufacturer Westfield Fluid Controls plans to build a five-million-dollar facility in Lafayette. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will be located in the Northpark Technology Center and employ 70 workers…
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Hurricane Sally is expected to brush past the Bayou State tomorrow a several southeast Louisiana coastal parishes are not taking this storm lightly. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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As of the 7PM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Sally is 100 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River with max sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. The storm is moving West-north-west at 5 miles per hour.

Westfield Fluid Controls will invest 5.1 million dollars to establish a manufacturing facility in Lafayette, creating 67 new jobs for the area. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will produce precision hydraulic and fluid control components.

Cut 6 (07) “…things.”

Westfield is relocating this facility from a site in California.

The damage to the timber industry from Hurricane Laura is an estimated one-point-one billion dollars. That’s according to Louisiana Forestry Association executive director Buck Vandersteen who says Laura will definitely have a long-term impact on the state’s forestry industry.

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Hurricane Sally is expected to make landfall Tuesday, likely along the Mississippi coast, but Louisiana residents will experience some of the effects. Matt Doyle has the story.

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President Trump has approved Governor John Bel Edwards request for federal aid connected to Hurricane Sally. Edwards had submitted a pre-landfall declaration to the White House and FEMA on Sunday.

The Louisiana Forestry Association projects the state industry will take a 1.1 billion dollar hit from Hurricane Laura’s devastating arrival in southwest Louisiana. executive director Buck Vandersteen says there’s so much timber on the ground, it is hard to salvage more than 15-percent of it…

Cut 11 (12) “…reduce production.”

Vandersteen says Laura impacted 770-thousand acres of forest in 22 parishes.

67 new jobs are coming to Lafayette as Westfield Fluid Controls announces they’ll build a 5.1 million dollar manufacturing facility in the Northpark Technology Center. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the average pay is just under 50,000 dollars a year, and benefits are included.

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Sally has developed into a Hurricane ahead of schedule after rapidly strengthening this morning.  Forecasts continue to push the anticipated landfall more eastward, now appearing more likely to land somewhere along the Mississippi coast, but National Weather Service forecaster Christopher Bannon says the strengthening means the eastern edges of the state’s most southeastern parishes will get some bad weather.

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The forecast calls for the center of the storm to stay east of New Orleans, but it’s not good that the storm is moving slowly… The area is under a flash flood watch until Thursday morning. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says all 99 of their drainage pumps are ready to respond and can handle up to one inch of rain per hour…

Cut 15 (09) “we would like” 

The damage to the timber industry from Hurricane Laura is an estimated one-point-one billion dollars. That’s according to Louisiana Forestry Association executive director Buck Vandersteen who says Laura impacted 770-thousand acres of forest in 22 parishes, with Vernon Parish suffering the most losses…
Cut 9 (12) “…million”
Vandersteen says Laura will definitely have a long-term impact on the state’s forestry industry.

There’s some good economic development news to report. California-based manufacturer Westfield Fluid Controls plans to build a five-million-dollar facility in Lafayette. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will be located in the Northpark Technology Center and employ 70 workers…
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Hurricane Sally is now a category two hurricane with the potential to become a major hurricane before it makes landfall. The good news for Louisiana is that the most recent tracks have it moving further and further away from the state and towards the Mississippi Alabama border.

That’s a quick reversal for a storm that just yesterday was thought to top out at just a category one before it was set to make landfall. National Weather Service forecaster Christopher Bannon says Sally got a bit of good luck…

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Orleans Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Collin Arnold says they are encouraged by current forecasts but it’s not good that the storm is moving slowly…

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Westfield Fluid Controls will invest 5.1 million dollars to establish a manufacturing facility in Lafayette, creating 67 new jobs for the area. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will produce precision hydraulic and fluid control components.

Cut 6 (07) “…things.”

Westfield is relocating this facility from a site in California.

The damage to the timber industry from Hurricane Laura is an estimated one-point-one billion dollars. That’s according to Louisiana Forestry Association executive director Buck Vandersteen who says Laura will definitely have a long-term impact on the state’s forestry industry.

Cut 10 (12) “…one time”

Vandersteen says Laura impacted 770-thousand acres of forest in 22 parishes.

Governor Edwards says his request for an emergency declaration ahead of Sally’s arrival has been approved by President Trump, and that 12 parishes in southeast Louisiana will close state offices tomorrow out of an abundance of caution.

Several southeast Louisiana coastal parishes have issued evacuations as Hurricane Sally is expected to brush past the Bayou State as a Category Two storm tomorrow. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The Louisiana Forestry Association projects the state industry will take a 1.1 billion dollar hit from Hurricane Laura’s devastating arrival in southwest Louisiana. executive director Buck Vandersteen says there’s so much timber on the ground, it be hard to salvage more than 15-percent of it…

Cut 11 (12) “…reduce production.”

Vandersteen says Laura impacted 770-thousand acres of forest in 22 parishes.

67 new jobs are coming to Lafayette as Westfield Fluid Controls announces they’ll build a 5.1 million dollar manufacturing facility in the Northpark Technology Center. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says  the average pay is just under 50,000 dollars a year, and benefits are included.

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Sally has developed into a Hurricane ahead of schedule after rapidly strengthening this morning. National Weather Service forecaster Christopher Bannon says Sally got a bit of good luck that helped it pick up steam and grow to 85 miles per hour winds.

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Landfall is expected to occur somewhere between the Mouth of the Mississippi and the Flora-Bama line Tuesday, with tracks indicating it’s leaning more eastward.

Orleans Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Collin Arnold says they are encouraged that the forecast calls for the center of the storm to stay east of New Orleans, but it’s not good that the storm is moving slowly…

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The final round of 300 dollar federally boosted unemployment checks goes out this week, with no apparent efforts to replace the money on the horizon. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says they’ve been informed by the feds the checks will cease after the payment week ending September 5^th.

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The round of payments that were administered mid-August and were retroactive to August 1^st were funded by FEMA emergency response funds.

Louisiana reports 497 new COVID-19 cases today along with 17 additional deaths.

Sally has now hit category one hurricane strength and sits 135 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi. It’s set to make landfall Tuesday somewhere between St. Bernard Parish and Biloxi. John Rahaim, director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for St. Bernard, says they could get up to 11 feet of storm surge from this event, but everyone inside the levee system should be safe. Their main concern is the potential for several inches of rain in under an hour…

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Westfield Fluid Controls will invest 5.1 million dollars to establish a manufacturing facility in Lafayette, creating 67 new jobs for the area. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will produce precision hydraulic and fluid control components.

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Unemployment recipients will be receiving their last federally boosted checks this week. Brooke Thorington has the story.

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The state’s lone fortune 500 company, CenturyLink, has changed its name to Lumen Technologies. The former CenturyLink is headquartered in Monroe, and in a press release from early today indicated the name change comes with a new purpose to help lead companies through the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”.