La. Gov. Edwards Requests Federal Assistance for Louisiana Communities Threatened by Tropical Storm Cristobal
June 06, 2020
June 06, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 5:
Gov. John Bel Edwards is requesting that President Trump declare a pre-landfall emergency for the state of Louisiana effective June 5, 2020, due to the threat of Tropical Storm Cristobal. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts that Tropical Storm Cristobal will make landfall in Louisiana by Sunday, June 7, 2020. The impact of torrential rainfall, storm surge, high winds, . . .
Gov. John Bel Edwards is requesting that President Trump declare a pre-landfall emergency for the state of Louisiana effective June 5, 2020, due to the threat of Tropical Storm Cristobal. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts that Tropical Storm Cristobal will make landfall in Louisiana by Sunday, June 7, 2020. The impact of torrential rainfall, storm surge, high winds, . . .