Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday, Oct. 6, declared a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Delta, which is forecast to make landfall in South Louisiana on Friday or Saturday.
The Governor will host a Unified Command Group meeting Tuesday afternoon, followed by a media briefing at 3 p.m., which was streamed at gov.louisiana.gov. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness’ Emergency Operations Center will begin 24 hour operations on Wednesday, Oct. 7.