Photos of Some of the Damage in Morgan City
As Hurricane Isaac moves inland, we are beginning to get reports of some of the damage. Earlier, we reported about the breached levee in Plaquemines Parish and homes getting flooded there.
As Hurricane Isaac moves inland, we are beginning to get reports of some of the damage. Earlier, we reported about the breached levee in Plaquemines Parish and homes getting flooded there.
I wanted to get a feel of what was going in Lafayette this morning so I hopped in the ole pick-up and took a quick drive around. Traffic was light, which is a great thing! Did not see much in the way of down tree limbs or lights out.
Watch what is going on in the Big Easy on the Earth Cam webcam.
Louisiana Secretary of Agriculture Mike Strain discusses the harvest season for Louisiana’s sugar cane and cotton crops. This year's harvest was really looking favorable. That was before Hurricane Isaac spun up through the Gulf of Mexico.
This video tracks Hurricane Isaac from its beginnings in the tropical Atlantic to its landfall along the Louisiana coast.
What was it like along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain today?
“It’s really not the strength of the winds that’s anything to really be concerned as much as it is the length of the time we have these winds,” Durel says.
The Wednesday night race card will be made up at a later date.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel has declared a state of emergency, and all non-essential government workers will be off Wednesday.