Louisiana’s coast Gustav evacuation and storm information
Louisiana to implement contraflow or lane reversal Sunday morning or perhaps Saturday night to aid in evacuation.
The official website of the State of Louisiana:
http://www.louisiana.gov
Louisiana Citizen Awareness and Disaster Evacuation Guides:
http://www.dotd.la.gov/maps
Gustav's potential storm surge could inundate Houma
http://www.houmatoday.com
Lafayette Advertiser:
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
Louisiana Newspapers:
http://www.headlinespot.com/state/la.htm
Louisiana’s coast Gustav evacuation and storm information
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Traffic update for I49 N in Louisiana
10:04 PM Saturday Aug 30
"Residents trying to evacuate southwest Louisiana report traffic is backing up on Interstate 49 north.
Those evacuating are advised to get a full tank of gas before getting on the road."
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs. ... 1/80830082
That’s the interstate highway from Lafayette to Alexandria and Shreveport.
10:04 PM Saturday Aug 30
"Residents trying to evacuate southwest Louisiana report traffic is backing up on Interstate 49 north.
Those evacuating are advised to get a full tank of gas before getting on the road."
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs. ... 1/80830082
That’s the interstate highway from Lafayette to Alexandria and Shreveport.
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Re: Louisiana’s coast Gustav evacuation and storm information
Hurricane Evacuation Listings by parish
Published: Aug 30, 2008 - UPDATED: 10:35 p.m.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/277057 ... wAll=y&c=y
Published: Aug 30, 2008 - UPDATED: 10:35 p.m.
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people with pets but without transportation are still gettin
people with pets but without transportation are still getting out of harm’s way as Hurricane Gustav approaches
Published: Aug 31, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
"The state Agriculture and Forestry Department is trying to ensure that people with pets but without transportation are still getting out of harm’s way as Hurricane Gustav approaches.
Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain said Saturday he is encouraging evacuees with transportation to take their pets with them along with food for three days. Livestock can be moved to auction barns and facilities, he said.
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, some coastal residents refused to evacuate without their pets, which were not allowed on evacuation buses. More than 100,000 animals had to be rescued after evacuations, either because they were left behind or because owners were not allowed to take them on buses.
This time, the state is busing residents with pets but without transportation to a shelter in Shreveport, Strain said. Their pets will be kept at a nearby shelter, which will house about 2,500 animals."
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/27707429.html
Published: Aug 31, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
"The state Agriculture and Forestry Department is trying to ensure that people with pets but without transportation are still getting out of harm’s way as Hurricane Gustav approaches.
Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain said Saturday he is encouraging evacuees with transportation to take their pets with them along with food for three days. Livestock can be moved to auction barns and facilities, he said.
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, some coastal residents refused to evacuate without their pets, which were not allowed on evacuation buses. More than 100,000 animals had to be rescued after evacuations, either because they were left behind or because owners were not allowed to take them on buses.
This time, the state is busing residents with pets but without transportation to a shelter in Shreveport, Strain said. Their pets will be kept at a nearby shelter, which will house about 2,500 animals."
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/27707429.html
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Aug 31, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
"Hurricane Gustav, which churned into the Gulf of Mexico late Saturday night and early today, could produce coastal Louisiana flooding as bad as Hurricane Katrina, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Saturday.
"This storm can be as bad as it gets," Jindal said during a news conference.
He warned that Louisiana would begin feeling high winds and heavy rains much earlier than the predicted landfall.
Jindal said the storm is churning toward the Louisiana coast at a tilt, making it hard to predict a precise time for landfall.
A tilt to the right would put the storm in Louisiana six hours earlier than expected while a tilt to the left would delay the hurricane by 12 hours, he said.
Jindal also accelerated the start of contraflow and pleaded with people in coastal parishes to evacuate.
Lanes on the major arteries in southeast and southwest Louisiana will run in one direction only, beginning at 4 a.m. today, two hours earlier than originally planned. The evacuation will mark the first time the state has attempted contraflow in both parts of the state at the same time.
Many parishes started mandatory evacuations Saturday as Hurricane Gustav swept across Cuba as a Category 4 storm with maximum winds of 145 miles per hour.
The track puts New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on the eastern side of the hurricane, which typically unfurls the strongest winds.
Tidal surges could reach 20 feet, Jindal said.
The hurricane’s so-far steady journey toward central Louisiana prompted officials to bump up the time of contraflow.
State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson said he needed the extra time to move people out of the storm’s path. He is calling on 900 officers to direct motorists to north Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
From the southeast, drivers trying to reach Baton Rouge must take Interstate 10 or U.S. 190 West. From the southwest, the route to Baton Rouge is I-10."
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/27708449.html
"Hurricane Gustav, which churned into the Gulf of Mexico late Saturday night and early today, could produce coastal Louisiana flooding as bad as Hurricane Katrina, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Saturday.
"This storm can be as bad as it gets," Jindal said during a news conference.
He warned that Louisiana would begin feeling high winds and heavy rains much earlier than the predicted landfall.
Jindal said the storm is churning toward the Louisiana coast at a tilt, making it hard to predict a precise time for landfall.
A tilt to the right would put the storm in Louisiana six hours earlier than expected while a tilt to the left would delay the hurricane by 12 hours, he said.
Jindal also accelerated the start of contraflow and pleaded with people in coastal parishes to evacuate.
Lanes on the major arteries in southeast and southwest Louisiana will run in one direction only, beginning at 4 a.m. today, two hours earlier than originally planned. The evacuation will mark the first time the state has attempted contraflow in both parts of the state at the same time.
Many parishes started mandatory evacuations Saturday as Hurricane Gustav swept across Cuba as a Category 4 storm with maximum winds of 145 miles per hour.
The track puts New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on the eastern side of the hurricane, which typically unfurls the strongest winds.
Tidal surges could reach 20 feet, Jindal said.
The hurricane’s so-far steady journey toward central Louisiana prompted officials to bump up the time of contraflow.
State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson said he needed the extra time to move people out of the storm’s path. He is calling on 900 officers to direct motorists to north Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
From the southeast, drivers trying to reach Baton Rouge must take Interstate 10 or U.S. 190 West. From the southwest, the route to Baton Rouge is I-10."
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/27708449.html
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