Multiple families, 26 people, rescued after being trapped by rising ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · According to Sheriff Craig Webre, multiple families were in need of rescue from housing units on Lasseigne Road after being trapped by rising water in Thibodaux and the Kraemer community.
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WEB2 days ago · Lafourche Parish schools to close Wednesday and Thursday. By CASEY GISCLAIR Gazette Editor. Updated 4 hrs ago. Lafourche Parish schools will close their doors on Wednesday and Thursday due to forecasted ….
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WEB5 days ago · Lafourche Parish officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order for all residents south of the floodgates, including Port Fourchon. This evacuation goes into effect at 5:00 PM today. Following this order, the Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) is also moving to Storm Phase 4, which…
More frequent floods force hard family decisions in Lafourche Parish ...
WEB6 days ago · The small community of Bayou Beouf on the outskirts of Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish flooded after Hurricane Francine on Sept. 11, 2024. Diana inherited the property from her parents, and it’s across the street from Zam’s Swamp Tours. A first of its kind in Louisiana, the business was started by her mother decades ago and is now run …
Louisiana's Lafourche Parish Was One Of The Hardest Hit Areas By ... - NPR
WEBSep 1, 2021 · Louisiana's Lafourche Parish, 60 miles south of New Orleans, right on the Gulf of Mexico, was hit especially hard. With us now is the parish sheriff's office captain, Brennan Matherne.
Some in Lafourche Parish seek higher ground ahead of Francine
WEBSep 10, 2024 · In Lafourche Parish, ahead of Tropical Storm Francine’s landfall, a mandatory evacuation will go into effect, starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, for those living in a FEMA or state-owned ...
Lafourche Parish officials issue mandatory evacuation order …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Lafourche Parish officials announce mandatory evacuations have begun for residents in low-lying areas throughout the parish. Evacuations will begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10 for residents living in FEMA or state housing units and south of the Leon Theriot Locks. Francine forecast to …
'The cavalry is coming': Lafourche Parish officials offer message …
WEBSep 2, 2021 · Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre applauded local emergency responders in a news conference Thursday, and assured parish residents help was coming from all corners of Louisiana and beyond.
Lafourche enacts curfew for Wednesday with Francine nearing …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Casey Gisclair joined The Lafourche Gazette in January 2020 and became our Editor in September 2021. Casey has covered our area as a reporter since 2010, and has a passion for telling the stories of our people in Lafourche Parish. Casey is also the host of Play by Play, a local talk radio show and is The Voice of South Lafourche Athletics.
Francine’s heavy rainfall forces dramatic water rescues as even …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Deputies in Lafourche Parish sprang into action Wednesday night to rescue 26 residents trapped in flooded homes, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. At least 3 to 4 inches of ...