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MARDI GRAS 2021

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It’s hurricane prep time again in New Orleans

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For the seventh time this year, New Orleans is in the path of a tropical system. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for ...

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Hurricane Sally’s northeastward track takes New Orleans out of danger zone

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The National Weather Service downgraded the hurricane warning for New Orleans to a tropical storm warning early Tuesday, as Hurricane Sally sat in the Gulf ...

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Tropical Storm Sally on track to make landfall in southeast Louisiana as Cat 1

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Tropical Storm Sally is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday as a Category 1 hurricane and make its presence known throughout the ...

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Finish storm preparations today, city officials urge

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Tropical Storm Sally is expected to bring hurricane conditions to southern Louisiana. Overnight and morning updates from the National Hurricane Center show its intensity has ...

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Viewpoint: In the midst of a pandemic, we need to prepare for an active hurricane season

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By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist With all the rain we’ve had recently and Monday’s official start of hurricane season, I spent time yesterday ensuring my ...

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Barry gives New Orleans a good dry run

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The car is on high ground, the porch furniture secured, the freezer emptied and the kitchen well stocked with water, whiskey, peanut butter and canned ...

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Don’t let your guard down, New Orleans officials tell residents

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As Barry made landfall today as a Category 1 and then weakened to a tropical storm, the mayor and other city officials told residents to ...

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Barry upgraded to hurricane strength, moves slowly across southern Louisiana

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Barry reached hurricane strength late Saturday morning with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, crawling northwest at 6 mph through southern Louisiana, the National Hurricane ...

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Barry moving slowly, carrying lots of rain

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Tropical Storm Barry was a “big swath of moisture” about 50 miles from Morgan City at 7 a.m. on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center reported ...

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Mid-City Yacht Club takes sandbagging into its own hands

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The city is not messing with sandbags for Tropical Storm Barry — Mayor LaToya Cantrell essentially said they cause more problems than they solve — ...

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