Be prepared for the rain, and be prepared for 8 hours of 75 mph winds and 2-3 hours of 110 mph winds.
Alexandria is no longer focused on accommodating evacuees. We’re focused on preparing our own residents.
Read the entire post at CenLamar.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Caddo-Bossier Shelters Full: 61 Parishes declare emergency
Click on image to enlargeEvery parish in the state has declared a state of emergency, with the exception of Richland, Webster and Bienville.
From The Times:
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 60,000 to 75,000 evacuees are already in northwest Louisiana, staying in public shelters, private homes, campgrounds, hotels and other residences. More than 1 million people from south Louisiana have, or will soon have to, evacuate.
· The major shelters in the Shreveport area, including those at Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Southern University at Shreveport, the Hirsch Coliseum and others, hold about 8,500 beds, virtually all of which are now full.Evacuees are being redirected at those sites to other shelters farther away from Shreveport. Homeland Security officials hope to soon add another 2,000 beds throughout the city, but now are redirecting evacuees to other parishes, as well as those in Alabama, Arkansas and Texas. More out-of-state shelters are opening now that Louisiana is sending word that their shelters are filling up. The CenturyTel Center in Bossier City will act as one of the staging areas for buses headed to other shelters.
· Bossier City also has agreed to allow people with RVs and campers to park in the CenturyTel Center’s parking lot and come inside to use the bathrooms and facilities, though the center itself will not, as of Sunday, be used as a shelter.
· Red River South Marina and Resort, near the CenturyTel Center, has also agreed to allow people with RVs and campers to park there, and use their facilities.
· Bossier City Chief Administrative Officer Lynn Austin said that anyone with campers or RVs who needs help finding a place to stay can actually call his cell phone: (318) 465-5949, or his home phone number: (318) 746-0184.
From The Times:
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 60,000 to 75,000 evacuees are already in northwest Louisiana, staying in public shelters, private homes, campgrounds, hotels and other residences. More than 1 million people from south Louisiana have, or will soon have to, evacuate.
· The major shelters in the Shreveport area, including those at Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Southern University at Shreveport, the Hirsch Coliseum and others, hold about 8,500 beds, virtually all of which are now full.Evacuees are being redirected at those sites to other shelters farther away from Shreveport. Homeland Security officials hope to soon add another 2,000 beds throughout the city, but now are redirecting evacuees to other parishes, as well as those in Alabama, Arkansas and Texas. More out-of-state shelters are opening now that Louisiana is sending word that their shelters are filling up. The CenturyTel Center in Bossier City will act as one of the staging areas for buses headed to other shelters.
· Bossier City also has agreed to allow people with RVs and campers to park in the CenturyTel Center’s parking lot and come inside to use the bathrooms and facilities, though the center itself will not, as of Sunday, be used as a shelter.
· Red River South Marina and Resort, near the CenturyTel Center, has also agreed to allow people with RVs and campers to park there, and use their facilities.
· Bossier City Chief Administrative Officer Lynn Austin said that anyone with campers or RVs who needs help finding a place to stay can actually call his cell phone: (318) 465-5949, or his home phone number: (318) 746-0184.
Bossier Bar People's Law School to be rescheduled
The Bossier Bar People's Law School will be rescheduled. The event was to be held at the Bossier Civic Center which is being used as a special needs evacuation shelter for Gustav evacuees.
Attorney Ryan Gatti posted this on the Bossier Bar Association blog:
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO GUSTAV
RECEIVED CALL AT 8:00CIVIC CENTER WILL BE A SHELTER. FRIDAY WE WERE TOLD THAT IF IT WOULD BE USED AS A SHELTER IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE EVENT, HOWEVER, THE EVACUATION HAS CHANGED AND OUR EVENT WILL HAVE TO BE RESCHEDULED SO THAT OUR AREA CAN BE USED AS A SHELTER. PLEASE HOLD YOUR TICKETS FOR THIS FUTURE DATE. I AM DEEPLY SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. PLEASE LOOK TO THIS WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE EVACUEES IN YOUR SUNDAY PRAYERS.
Attorney Ryan Gatti posted this on the Bossier Bar Association blog:
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO GUSTAV
RECEIVED CALL AT 8:00CIVIC CENTER WILL BE A SHELTER. FRIDAY WE WERE TOLD THAT IF IT WOULD BE USED AS A SHELTER IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE EVENT, HOWEVER, THE EVACUATION HAS CHANGED AND OUR EVENT WILL HAVE TO BE RESCHEDULED SO THAT OUR AREA CAN BE USED AS A SHELTER. PLEASE HOLD YOUR TICKETS FOR THIS FUTURE DATE. I AM DEEPLY SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. PLEASE LOOK TO THIS WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE EVACUEES IN YOUR SUNDAY PRAYERS.
Sunday Morning Update on Gustav
From The Daily Comet in Thibodaux:
Terrebonne, Lafourche Parishes could receive 25 to 30 foot storm surge
Fleeing Gustav: Thousands of locals take buses to safety
This Map from The Times shows local shelters with phone numbers.
From Channel 12, KSLA
Shreveport's 2-1-1 information center needs volunteers to help field phone calls. 2-1-1 is providing details to those who are seeking shelter, safe haven, and travel route information, and has been swamped with phone calls. 2-1-1 has a 24/7 operation, with six (6) shifts. If you can commit to four (4) hours - day or night - call 1-866-823-9615.
Attorney General’s price-gouging hotline
Get the latest from the National Weather Service on Gustav. Don't forget that Hanna is out there intensifying also.
From Channel 3, KTBS
Evacuees arrive at Jewella Shelter last night
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Caddo & Bossier Schools to close Tuesday & Wednesday
UPDATE: Bossier will be closed Monday as well. The School Board's website says that the governor order closings for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday wasn't mentioned in the proclamation, but it gives the school board an 'out' - they won't have to take responsibility for Monday one way or the other!
Caddo & Bossier Parish Schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday due to Hurricane Gustav. Schools in Bienville, DeSoto and Webster Parishes will be closed as well.
Governor Jindal has issued an Executive Order closing schools in 30 parishes on Tuesday and Wednesday.
SECTION 2: As determined by the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Hurricane Gustav could possibly move into Central and North Louisiana bringing substantial rain and possible flooding.
SECTION 3: The governor is authorized to close schools for emergency purposes to protect public health and safety of the citizens of Louisiana.
SECTION 4: Each Superintendent of Education for each school district in the above-referenced parishes shall order the closure of each educational facility under its direction.
Caddo & Bossier Parish Schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday due to Hurricane Gustav. Schools in Bienville, DeSoto and Webster Parishes will be closed as well.
Governor Jindal has issued an Executive Order closing schools in 30 parishes on Tuesday and Wednesday.
SECTION 2: As determined by the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Hurricane Gustav could possibly move into Central and North Louisiana bringing substantial rain and possible flooding.
SECTION 3: The governor is authorized to close schools for emergency purposes to protect public health and safety of the citizens of Louisiana.
SECTION 4: Each Superintendent of Education for each school district in the above-referenced parishes shall order the closure of each educational facility under its direction.
Gustav Warnings for Northwest Louisiana
From the National Weather Service in Shreveport:
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRALARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS ANDNORTHEAST TEXAS.
DAY ONE:
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE ONSET OFWARMING TEMPERATURES IN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSSTHE NORTHERN SECTIONS PRIOR TO EARLY AFTERNOON AND INTOREMAINING PARTS OF THE REGION INTO THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMSSHOULD WANE INTO THE EVENING AFTER LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGERCONVECTION ALONG WITH BRIEF BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ANDDEADLY LIGHTNING. NO WIDESPREAD ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHERIS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN: SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERNLOUISIANA GULF COAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.FROM THERE...THE HURRICANE SHOULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS ITNEARS THE LOWER END OF THE TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR LATE TUESDAY INTOTHE PREDAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MAKEVERY SLOW PROGRESS EAST NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF EAST CENTRAL TEXAS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS ATROPICAL DEPRESSION. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 40MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OFWEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND DEEP EAST TEXAS AS EARLY AS LATE TUESDAYAFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAYMORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANAAND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS. BEYOND THE WIND THREAT...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWESTLOUISIANA...NORTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTARKANSAS BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAYWEDNESDAY.
PERHAPS THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE WIDESPREAD FLOODINGACROSS ALL OF THE FOUR STATE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WELL IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANAAND NORTHEAST TEXAS WITH ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 15 TO20 INCHES...CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY WITH THISLANDFALLING HURRICANE EARLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRALARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS ANDNORTHEAST TEXAS.
DAY ONE:
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE ONSET OFWARMING TEMPERATURES IN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSSTHE NORTHERN SECTIONS PRIOR TO EARLY AFTERNOON AND INTOREMAINING PARTS OF THE REGION INTO THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMSSHOULD WANE INTO THE EVENING AFTER LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGERCONVECTION ALONG WITH BRIEF BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ANDDEADLY LIGHTNING. NO WIDESPREAD ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHERIS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN: SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERNLOUISIANA GULF COAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.FROM THERE...THE HURRICANE SHOULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS ITNEARS THE LOWER END OF THE TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR LATE TUESDAY INTOTHE PREDAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MAKEVERY SLOW PROGRESS EAST NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF EAST CENTRAL TEXAS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS ATROPICAL DEPRESSION. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 40MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OFWEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND DEEP EAST TEXAS AS EARLY AS LATE TUESDAYAFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAYMORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANAAND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS. BEYOND THE WIND THREAT...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWESTLOUISIANA...NORTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTARKANSAS BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAYWEDNESDAY.
PERHAPS THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE WIDESPREAD FLOODINGACROSS ALL OF THE FOUR STATE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WELL IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANAAND NORTHEAST TEXAS WITH ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 15 TO20 INCHES...CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY WITH THISLANDFALLING HURRICANE EARLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Don't forget Bossier Bar People's Law School Sunday POSTPONED READ UPDATE
I got my ticket today and plan to attend the 12:30 meeting. In case you missed our earlier post, you can read it here for more details.The meetings have been postponed due to the Civic Center being used as a special needs evacuation center. They will be rescheduled.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Curiosity
Why would a bail bondsman want to see a sitting judge put out of office? I'm not saying there is anything wrong with it. I'm all for free speech, and have no problem with it. Possibly it is a case of personal friendship for the candidate.
Is it sending a message to his customers? If that is the case, it may not serve his candidate too well.
It just has a tinge of irony to it.
Is it sending a message to his customers? If that is the case, it may not serve his candidate too well.
It just has a tinge of irony to it.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Haynesville Shale: Landmen packing Courthouses
Despite rumors of slowdowns in leasing, landmen are packing local courthouses.I lifted the Mansfield (DeSoto Parish) picture (right) from T Wong’s Gazette. Read his blogs about working in Mansfield BS (that's Before Starbucks).
The picture from the Bossier Clerk's office (left) I took myself.
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