What's making news in Acadiana this morning
| BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Residents of Acadiana parishes eastward kicked their hurricane preparations into high gear Friday as Tropical Storm Ida strengthened into Hurricane Ida even before entering the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where the storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph before making landfall between Morgan City and Houma on Sunday. Read more |
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| BY MADELYN CUTRONE | Staff writer Gov. John Bel Edwards reinforced the statewide indoor mask mandate during a press conference about Hurricane Ida and extended Louisiana's public health emergency declaration. Read more |
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| BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer Lafayette hospitals are fortifying their supply stores and backup generator capacity while preparing staff for potential overnight and shelter-in-place shifts ahead of Hurricane Ida’s expected landfall in south Louisiana on Sunday. Read more |
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| Staff report Portions of Acadiana are under a hurricane warning as Ida approaches the south Louisiana coast this weekend. Here's a parish-by-parish look, as of Friday evening, at what the National Weather Service says will come as the storm arrives late Sunday and early Monday. Read more |
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| Because of the impending hurricane, Republic Services is suspending trash and recycling collection Monday, Lafayette Consolidated Government announced Friday. Read more |
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| Staff report As Hurricane Ida moves toward Louisiana, some Acadiana area and Southwest Louisiana schools are closing campuses. Read more |
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| Keeping your home clean and sanitized is essential these days to try to keep germs out of the house. Mopping may not be the most fun chore … Read more |
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| | If you've been missing your local coffee shop and their piping hot espresso, there's plenty of espresso makers, brews, and accessories you … Read more |
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| | Exercise always seems like the last thing on the list that you can get done. Work, kids, chores — they all seem to come first. But ignoring… Read more |
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