BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — People can get prepared now for heavy rain headed to Louisiana from a potential Gulf tropical development.
Potential tropical development chances increased to 40% within the next 48 hours as of the latest Louisiana First News Stormtracker team’s update. Right now, an area of disturbed activity is producing showers and thunderstorms near Florida.
Once the disturbance enters the Gulf, it would have marginally favorable conditions to strengthen into a tropical depression or storm. If it upgrades into a storm, it would be named Dexter.
What items should be in hurricane, disaster preparation kit for your family? See here.
Gov. Jeff Landry urged residents to prepare at the beginning of hurricane season by visiting GetAGamePlan.org for resources and preparedness checklists. An app is available to download.
Where to get sandbags in the Baton Rouge area
East Baton Rouge Parish
The Red Stick Ready website said people should bring their own shovels to sites.
- BREC Airline Highway Fairgrounds (16072 Airline Highway)
- BREC Alsen Park (601 Old Rafe Mayer Road)
- BREC Baker Park (4331 Jefferson St.)
- BREC Cadillac Street Park (6117 Cadillac St.)
- BREC Doyles Bayou Park (7801 Port Hudson-Pride Road)
- BREC Flannery Road Park (801 S. Flannery Road)
- BREC Hartley-Vey at Gardere Park (1702 Gardere Lane)
- BREC Lovett Road Park (13443 Lovett Road)
- BREC Memorial Stadium (1702 Foss St.)
Livingston Parish
- Across the street from the fire department at 930 Government Drive, Denham Springs
This list will be updated as more operating sites become available. …