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Coastal Parishes Brace For Hurricane Harvey With Flood Advisories, Evacuations

Travis Lux
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu held a press conference with city officials to offer updates on Hurricane Harvey.

New Orleans is in a waiting game as the Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Harvey to make landfall in Texas Friday night. City officials have not called for evacuations, but coastal parishes are under flood advisories. Vermillion Parish has called for voluntary evacuations and parts of Cameron Parish are under mandatory evacuation.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu held a press conference with city officials to offer updates.

"Because the hurricane is not forecasted to come here at this time, we do not see the need for evacuations — unless the hurricane direction begins to change, and we will revisit that issue," says Landrieu.

Five to 10 inches of rain could fall in the New Orleans area by mid-week. Drainage is still a problem, 106 of the city's 120 pumps are working. 

Sandbags are available at the following New Orleans Fire Department stations. 

- Station 13: 987 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
- Station 16: 2000 Martin Luther King Blvd.
- Station 17: 4115 Woodland Ave.
- Station 27: 2118 Elysian Fields Ave.
- Station 36: 5403 Read Road

On Sunday, the city will announce whether there will be school closures next week.

As Coastal Reporter, Travis Lux covers flood protection, coastal restoration, infrastructure, the energy and seafood industries, and the environment. In this role he's reported on everything from pipeline protests in the Atchafalaya swamp, to how shrimpers cope with low prices. He had a big hand in producing the series, New Orleans: Ready Or Not?, which examined how prepared New Orleans is for a future with more extreme weather. In 2017, Travis co-produced two episodes of TriPod: New Orleans at 300 examining New Orleans' historic efforts at flood protection. One episode, NOLA vs Nature: The Other Biggest Flood in New Orleans History, was recognized with awards from the Public Radio News Directors and the New Orleans Press Club. His stories often find a wider audience on national programs, too, like NPR's Morning Edition, WBUR's Here and Now, and WHYY's The Pulse.

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