Parishes in southeast Louisiana are assessing damage and beginning the cleanup and recovery from a rare late October storm. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The St Bernard Sheriff’s Office is imposing a strict curfew tonight from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Friday.  Plaquemines Parish set a curfew from sunset until sunrise. They will also have security checkpoints at the parish lines on the westbank and eastbank to screen motorists entering the parish during curfew hours.

Zeta made landfall near Cocodrie, in Terrebonne Parish shortly after 4 pm Wednesday. Lieutenant Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s says numerous trees are down in neighboring Lafourche Parish and there’s property damage in Golden Meadow and Leeville. Zeta was a fast-moving storm and Matherne says the speed of the storm helped minimize the damage.

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To say the Bayou State is experiencing weather extremes is an understatement, after a Category Two hurricane strikes the state, now we are experiencing much cooler temperatures in less than 24 hours. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the next couple of days could be even colder, not significantly but chilly.

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Southeast Louisiana is recovering from the fifth named storm to make landfall in the state this year, the near category three Hurricane Zeta. Power is out to 469-thousand customers in Louisiana, but Governor John Bel Edwards says the good news is preliminary estimates show it won’t be weeks before the lights come on for most customers.

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Hurricane Zeta was still a Category One storm when the center of the storm reached St. Tammany Parish.  Parish President Mike Cooper says that even though the storm had weakened by the time it got there, St. Tammany still felt some significant winds.

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Zeta made landfall around 4pm Wednesday near Cocodrie, which is located in Terrebonne Parish. Lieutenant Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office says the southern end of their parish took quite a big hit.

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There’s reported property damage in Golden Meadow and Leeville.

St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis says winds of 100-miles per hour were clocked at their emergency operations center in Chalmette.

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Due to the extensive damage in St Bernard, the Sheriff’s Office is imposing a strict curfew tonight from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Friday

Governor John Bel Edwards is once again surveying damage following a powerful hurricane that struck the state. Matt Doyle has more…
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The numerous power outages also mean traffic lights are not working. St. Tammany Parish President Mark Cooper says if you don’t have to drive anywhere, stay home…
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The Secretary of State’s Office says the total number of ballots that have already been cast for Tuesday’s election is 964-thousand. That’s an 81-percent increase from the early vote in 2016. JMC Analytics Pollster John Couvillon estimates an overall turnout of 73-percent for the presidential election. He disagrees with analysts who say early voting is indicative of total participation…
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Voter turnout for the 2016 presidential election was 68-percent in Louisiana.

Jacket weather has arrived in Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says after a chilly morning, high temperatures are struggling to get above 65-degrees today…
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Zeta slammed into Louisiana as an unexpectedly strong category two, near three hurricane and a near half million households in the state are still without power.

Most of the damage appears to be wind related but three breaches have been reported in the Burrito Levee in Grand Isle. CPRA is on the scene assessing the damage. Governor Edwards surveyed the damage by air this morning and says…

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1,940 National Guardsmen have been activated in support of emergency operations in the state.

Zeta ripped through the state at 25 miles an hour, maintaining category one strength as far inland as St. Tammany Parish. Parish President Mike Cooper says his residents took a beating…

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An LSU-Health Sciences Center study shows more women in the state are receiving breast cancer diagnoses sooner due to Medicaid expansion. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Southeast Louisiana is recovering from the fifth named storm to make landfall in the state this year, the near category three Hurricane Zeta. Governor Edwards says unfortunately we are reporting the first storm-related death, a 55-year-old New Orleans man who died from electrocution due to a downed powerline.

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The only levee failures from Hurricane Zeta occurred in Grand Isle as the Category Two storm caused three breaches in what is known as the burrito levee, a large roll of plastic filled with sand. Jefferson Parish Emergency Preparedness Director Joseph Valiente says the breaches have led to flooding in the coastal town…

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The governor’s office says they have pumps trying to drain the water.

To say the Bayou State is experiencing weather extremes is an understatement, after a Category Two hurricane strikes the state, now we are experiencing much cooler temperatures in less than 24 hours. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s a very odd one-two punch.

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469-thousand customers are without power according to the PSC and Entergy is hoping to have the majority restored for their customers by the weekend. Entergy spokesperson Brandon Scardgili says a Category Two storm on average means 7 to 10 days without power. Entergy has 4,500 crew members working to bring the lights back on and hopefully, the worst-case projection won’t be true for most.

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The PSC reports 469-thousand are without power in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Zeta which made landfall just after 4 PM yesterday near Cocodrie. Entergy spokesperson Brandon Scardgili says the immediate post-storm period can be dangerous and if you see any compromised electrical equipment keep your distance.

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In St Bernard Parish, Parish President Guy McInnis says winds of 100-miles per hour winds were clocked at their emergency operations as the Category Two hurricane swept over the area. McInnis says there were no serious injuries during the storm and he would like to keep it that way…

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Nearly one million early votes have been cast in Louisiana for the November 3^rd Presidential Election. JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says the early vote was marginally more Democratic than in past years, showing an increase in Democratic enthusiasm relative to Republicans, but not substantially so.

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An LSU-Health Sciences Center Study shows more women in Louisiana are receiving breast cancer diagnoses and treatment because of Medicaid expansion. Lead Author Dr. Quyen (Quinn) Chu says they compared breast cancer rates before and after ACA expansion in 2016 and it’s led to a 27-percent increase in early-stage diagnosis.

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Hurricane Zeta delivered a massive punch to southeast Louisiana. According to the Public Service Commission, 531-thousand customers are without power as there are hundreds of utility poles down and widespread wind damage. St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis says winds of 100-miles per hour were clocked at their emergency operations center…
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Earlier this week the expectation was for Zeta to be a weak Category One hurricane when it made landfall in southeast Louisiana, instead, it nearly grew to a Cat 3 storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there was good reason to believe Zeta would be a tame system…
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Zeta is responsible for one death in Louisiana. A New Orleans man died after touching a downed power line.

Nearly one million early votes have been cast in Louisiana for Tuesday’s Presidential Election. JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says between early voting and mail-in ballots 964,000 votes have been cast, shattering the 2016 record of 531,000…
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An LSU-Health Sciences Center study shows more women in the state are receiving breast cancer diagnoses sooner due to Medicaid expansion. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Hurricane Zeta roared ashore near Cocodrie, Louisiana yesterday afternoon packing maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. Zeta was moving so fast it was able to maintain much of its strength as it crossed southeast Louisiana, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, uprooting trees, damaging property, and killing at least one person.

Early voting has wrapped up in Louisiana and nearly a million votes have been cast ahead of Tuesday’s election. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A forthcoming LSU Health Sciences Center study finds that the Medicaid expansion in 2016 resulted in many more women getting breast cancer screening which led to a 27-percent increase in the early-stage diagnosis of breast cancer. Lead author, Doctor Quyen Chu says Medicaid expansion also lowered the uninsured rate for the state below the national average of eight percent…
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Getting back to Hurricane Zeta, many are surprised by how fast it was able to strengthen, climbing from a tropical storm to nearly a Category Three hurricane when it made landfall. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the truth is forecasters are not very good at predicting how powerful a system will become…
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Hurricane Zeta steamrolled through southeast Louisiana yesterday destroying property and uprooting trees. Zeta is responsible for at least one death in Louisiana. A person was electrocuted in New Orleans’ Gert Town neighborhood. The Orleans Parish coroner says a 55-year-old male died as a result of electrocution from downed power lines.

48 hours ago forecasts projected Zeta would be at a category one, but when it made landfall near Cocodrie yesterday afternoon it was nearly a Cat 3. Matt Doyle on what happened…
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Hundreds of thousands are without power. Entergy is reporting more than 400-thousand outages and spokesperson Brandon Scardigli warns there could be prolonged outages…
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Scardigli says they have 45-hundred workers trying to restore power.

An LSU Health Sciences Center study finds more women in Louisiana are receiving breast cancer diagnoses sooner and better access to care and treatment since Medicaid was expanded in Louisiana in 2016…
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That’s the lead author of the report, Quyen Chu, who says because of Medicaid expansion, 91-thousand women in Louisiana received breast cancer screenings, many for the first time. Eleven-hundred were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Hurricane Zeta didn’t last long in southeast Louisiana after making landfall in Terrebonne Parish yesterday afternoon, but the Category Two storm still produced a lot of damage. Zeta ripped off roofs, toppled trees, and knocked down power lines. Entergy says 426-thousand of its customers are without power and spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says with a Category Two storm, it could take up to ten days before power is fully restored…
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Zeta just kept getting stronger as it approached Louisiana’s coast yesterday and nearly made landfall as a Category Three storm. Early projections had Zeta making landfall as either a Cat one or a tropical storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says forecasters were at least right on a projected landfall…
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An LSU-Health Sciences Center study shows more women in the state are receiving breast cancer diagnoses sooner due to Medicaid expansion. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Make sure you leave the house today with a jacket as it will be a chilly and breezy day.