On Sunday Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency for Louisiana in advance of Tropical Storm Nicholas, which has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecasted by the National Weather Service to bring heavy rains and flash flooding to the state.
Areas affected by hurricanes Ida and Laura, and flash flooding earlier in the year, could see impacts from the tropical weather.
As of 6 p.m. last night, there were still 130,478 power outages in Southeast Louisiana caused by Hurricane Ida.
The Emergency Operations Center at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) is activated, monitoring the potential storm and ongoing recovery efforts, and coordinating with both FEMA and parish offices of emergency preparedness.
A state of emergency is an administrative step that authorizes the use of state resources to aid in storm response efforts, which are complicated by the ongoing recovery from other hurricanes and severe weather.
