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Hour? >> rosemary, were seeing gradually weakening in the last couple of hours, the system barely hanging on to category 1 hurricane sat status at 75 miler hour. just when you think southern louisiana is in the clear of the system, were getting reports in the southeastern region and the northern part of plaquemines parish, there is a levy failure in place. there is over 276 miles of levies just in this area. so the levies in lace here, over 3,000 miles of levies make up the protection zone of lo...

The winds will pick up in new orleans. the peak winds expected late this afternoon into the evening. here is the new forecast track from the hurricane center. notice the red line is the center path. almost over the top of -- holloman. its the biggest population in southeast louisiana about 32,000 people live there. hopefully almost all are gone. theyre protected bay levy but were not positive that the water will hold back from that levy. i was hearing the levy is at 12 feet high. the storm surge...

Were in for a ride here. i think were -- the city of new orleans, the largest population there did not have a full evacuation but the levies are in better shape and the city is better prepared but we have covid and that could be a mess if we have a failure on a levy and have major flooding in the city of new orleans beyond what the rain is going to bring, jonathan. >> uh-huh. and, you know, im glad you talked about what conditions are like on the ground in new orleans. i would love to get reacti...

Path for this 10 to 15 foot storm surge, which would, as i understand it, topple your levy. talk about the confidence or lack thereof youre feeling this morning. >> caller: no, no, our levy is 20 feet and its strong. we dont have that issue. some surrounding areas do but we dont have that issue. were not worried about the storm surge. >> okay. >> caller: its more the rain that goes inside that we are -- we have to keep it to a manageable level. >> okay. and what resources do you have available r...

Officials _ un—survivable as many of our parish officials have — un—survivable as many of our parish officials have said recently, so people — officials have said recently, so people outside of the levy system have evacuated and then, like i said, _ have evacuated and then, like i said. tens _ have evacuated and then, like i said, tens of thousands within the levy system have evacuated as well. i levy system have evacuated as well. i presume _ levy system have evacuated as well. i presum...

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The tax levy of the Hannibal School District will be lower during the 2021-22 school year which began this week.

HANNIBAL — The tax levy of the Hannibal School District will be lower during the 2021-22 school year which began this week.

Par parishes, you know, staying on top of things and were doing the best we can. >> i understand you are from the area. your wife and daughter have evacuated. but you are not going to do so. what is your reason for that? >> this is the first time i will not evacuate. my wife and daughter and my two grandkids are heading up tomorrow. ive decided me and my son and i decided to stay ten miles where i am more to the north. well be staying there. im staying because i feel i just need to be in the are...

Jillian: to fox weather, hurricane ida, catastrophic strength as it barrels towards the us. >> it seems? with wents of 80 miles per hour, the national weather service expecting it to make landfall in the us as a category 4 hurricane. it is projected to hit south mississippi and louisiana tomorrow including new orleans, 16 years to the day that hurricane katrina made landfall. we are tracking it live with the fox weather forecast. >> reporter: very different story than what it new orleans with ka...