The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):
11:15 a.m.
The mayor of one of the largest cities in …
The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT): 11:15 a.m. The mayor of one of the largest cities in southwestern Louisiana is urging people to consider leaving the area ahead of Hurricane Delta. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter posted strong warnings in a Facebook video Thursday morning to his city, which was already ravaged by Hurricane Laura in August. “This is not a bad dream. It’s not a test run. These are the cards that we have been dealt,” Hunter said in the video. Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed by Laura in the region. Many salvageable houses still are covered in blue tarps awaiting roof repairs or rebuilding. Hunter says people without transportation should go to a city bus stop and head to the local convention center, where state-administered buses will take them away from the area to a shelter site elsewhere in the state. He told residents that even if their home survived Laura, they shouldn’t assume that home will make it through Delta. “I know that we’ve been through a lot and I know that we’re tired.
