Just a few weeks removed and recovering from the effects of Hurricane Francine, Louisiana state officials are now preparing for another storm expected to impact the region as a hurricane this week.
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00:00As you know, Southeastern Louisiana is recovering from the effects of Hurricane Francine right
00:06now, but in Louisiana, we always have to keep an eye on the Gulf.
00:10We're urging residents to be ready and to have a plan for emergencies.
00:16And Hurricane Francine, you mentioned that just a few seconds ago, hit Louisiana less
00:21than two weeks ago.
00:23Is the cleanup still continuing?
00:26And do you feel as if residents have been able to fully recover from that hurricane?
00:32Right now, that is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States this
00:36season.
00:38Yes, recovery is going very well.
00:43You know, our biggest trouble was electricity outages, and that was recovered pretty quickly.
00:49Now it's just cleaning out homes and repairing businesses and getting back to life in Louisiana.
00:56Well, September is National Preparedness Month.
00:59So what are you encouraging residents to do to be prepared for any emergency or any big
01:05weather event?
01:07Well, our obvious message is get a game plan in Louisiana.
01:11We have two platforms, the getagameplan.org website and our Get A Game Plan app, which
01:19was recently battle tested during Francine.
01:23These platforms allow you to access emergency information on the go and prepare prior to
01:30an emergency.
01:32You can prepare emergency plans that are customized and review Louisiana Emergency Preparedness
01:39Guide and get up to date information about evacuations.
01:44Scott Adams with the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
01:49Preparedness.
01:50Thanks again for joining us.