Preparations Being Made For More Bad Weather

As another round of bad weather is set to head our way, Lafayette Consolidated Government has told our sister station KPEL News that they will have one location open for sandbags today starting at noon.  The location is at Brown Park, at 1234 Pont Des Mouton.  It will be open as long as weather permits today, and you must bag the sand yourself although supplies like shovels and bags will be there at the site.

Iberia Parish: In New Iberia, Parish President Errol “Romo” Romero announced that sand bags will be available to residents in low-lying areas of Iberia Parish today. Filled sand bags are now available for pick-up at the Iberia Parish Public Works office located on Avery Island Road for residents in need. In addition, delivery of sand and unfilled bags is underway to fire stations in Grand Marie, BOM, Jeanerette and Delcambre. Any resident living in those areas will be allowed to fill bags this afternoon.

KATC TV-3 Meteorologist Dave Baker says that a system is headed in starting tonight that will dump more rain on Acadiana, with heavy rain expected tonight and throughout the day on Wednesday.   With the winds blowing in from the south, it is keeping the Vermilion River levels from going down after last week’s deluge of rain.  That has resulted in a flood warning for the area.  Since there is an expectation of 4-5 inches of rain, forecasters are saying that renewed flooding along waterways in the area, like the Vermilion River, are a distinct possibility.

KATC Meteorologists put together a map of the area and the expected amounts of rain we will see statewide in the upcoming storm: