Louisiana’s entire coastline is in the cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Delta which could make landfall on Saturday. The five-day forecast shows a potential landfall near St. Mary Parish. St. Mary Parish Emergency Preparedness Director David Naquin says they are anticipating Delta to weaken before getting to Louisiana.
“If people recall Hurricane Lily (2002) did the same exact thing, it was a bad Category Four and when it made landfall it had weakened quite a bit,” said Naquin.
Naquin says his biggest concern is St. Mary Parish getting hit with a huge storm surge and several inches of rain. He says sandbagging operations are underway.
“I am just coming back into the office right now from issuing another eight or nine-thousand sandbags throughout the parish, so people can start picking that up right now,” said Naquin.
Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele says just because it’s October doesn’t mean Delta can not do major damage, so prepare now.
“It’s easy in the Fall to get hurricane fatigue where you are tired of dealing with these systems, but that doesn’t mean the threat will go away,” said Steele.
This is the sixth time Louisiana has been in the cone of uncertainty during this busy hurricane season.
Steele says they are in contact with the coastal parishes to assess their needs.
“Like pumps and sandbags or DOTD assistance to help with any potential evacuation orders,” said Steele.
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