Lafayette Mayor President Goes Over Parish's Hurricane Preparations

Lafayette Mayor President Goes Over Parish's Hurricane Preparations

Have public works our public works departments out there i'm about our drainage department our traffic road and bridge department l.

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So you even know yes fiber not around the players making sure that we're being as proactive as we can as the.

Storm approaches that.

Looks today don't wait don't even wait till tomorrow as it as it approaches you tied down anything that can be.

Flown away through the wind make sure that you get your supplies make sure you have the batteries for the flashlights if you have a generator go out there and do some checks and preventive maintenance checks on the on the generator to make sure that it starts to go and crank it up.

And make sure you have water all the essential items that you need to survive i want everyone to prepare for the worst but hope for the best.

Keep you know keep god first make sure your brain but also get your supplies out there if you are going to evacuate if you're in a low lying area.

If you're in a mobile home or if you're prone to so having some pretty.

Sustainable winds at that that would affect your home front or your or your- your property.

Don't wait to evacuate get out there now and don't forget about our pets also walked around our pets are outside and you know we're we're worried about kids work about worried about each other.

And your neighbors don't forget about our furry friends.

This make sure that we take care of our pets as well.

Leaders here in lafayette parish all the mayors and communications all the administrations within the prayers.

Were also reaching out to other pairs governments- so that we can tack on this as a region.

If one cares needs help we always want to assist with that- but- right now it's all about planning getting our drainage crews out there.

Draining water from detention ponds if that's appropriate- take care of barricades put.

Kind of put in.

Three places and that's very important so.

That way whenever the storm hits in.

Because we kind of knew where low level.

Areas or roads interests are susceptible prone to flooding.

We wanna wait inside our crews out to put the barricades out we wanna.

Put him in a safe place that we can block out streets appropriately but- from our utility system.

To communicate what our hospital system our first responders in our drainage of public works crews.

Work we already started to work so i want everybody.

To know that to kind of have you know peace of mind so that you can take care of yourself and take care of your neighbors.

But but the best thing that we can have as a community is.

Is not to be complacent let's go out there let's take this year's get your supplies today.

No wait don't even wait till tomorrow.

Okay if you have to wait a little more goes early as you possibly can.

If you are going to evacuate.

My recommendation our recommendations of actually north.

Okay i know it might sound obvious but- but with i'd seen right here in lafayette.

We always here folks in.

Another kind of gas is not good you can west.

Hey let's try to try to find a safe place to the north of our- our peers.

In if you're going to back away go ahead and start doing that today don't wait till tomorrow we all.

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