Although Storm 99L is currently predicted to strengthen and make landfall well to the east of Louisiana, SLEMCO has made preparations should the forecasted path change and project a landfall further toward the Louisiana coastline.
A proposed law to fine pet owners who tie up their animals during natural disasters including floods, hurricanes and tropical storms failed to gain favor in a Senate committee Tuesday.
For the last 10 years, leaders from law enforcement agencies, fire departments, first responders, industries, local hospitals, non-profits and the St. Landry Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness have gathered in Opelousas to discuss the parish’s emergency preparedness plan each April.
CONWAY, S.C. – The Hurricane Genesis & Outlook (HUGO) Project at Coastal Carolina University anticipates a “below normal” hurricane season for 2015, according to its extended range forecast for the North Atlantic calculated in mid-April.
