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Posted at 3:29 PM, Jul 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-27 16:29:09-04
St. Martin Parish President Chester Cedars is urging citizens to get vaccinated. The bottom line which cannot be legitimately refuted is that the vaccine is an effective tool in ending the Pandemic. For whatever reasons, we have not availed ourselves of this opportunity, Cedars wrote in a statement posted on the parish website today. Therefore, I urge everyone who has not elected to receive the vaccine, to reconsider their decision. The consensus of the science/medical community predominates in favor of taking the vaccine. Indeed, vaccinations afford everyone the opportunity to exercise control over the virus as opposed to COVID-19 continuing to control us.
St. Martin Parish President Chester Cedars is urging his fellow city and parish leaders to work together and use their available resources to find a solution to Acadiana s flooding issues.
Cedars says the St. Martin Parish Government has been proactive in drainage efforts since the 2016 flood. He says that historic event lit the fuse for the parish s current efforts. It caused everyone to start paying attention to flood plane issues (and) watershed issues. St. Martin Parish, I submit to you, is the first parish in our region if not the state to take an active role in addressing watershed issues not just locally but from a regional perspective. Guy Cormier was our parish president at the time, and he was very active in propagating the message that watershed issues should be addressed regionally.
A flash flood watch remains in effect for Lafayette until at least 7 p.m. Thursday.
“It s not going to take a whole lot today for - in certain parts of the area - for us to see flash flooding to begin again,” Jones said. “We haven t had any reports of any flash flooding yet, but there is more rain on the way and the flash flood threat is going to exist for the entire area as we go through the day today.”
In addition to the excessive rainfall, some areas could see the risk for the severe weather on Tuesday. Lake Charles has a marginal risk for severe weather, including tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.