LINCOLN PARISH (KNOE 8 News) - Lincoln Parish officials said Wednesday they are ready for whatever Isaac may bring their way - from evacuees from the south to high flood waters at home.
Lincoln Parish Sheriff Mike Stone, says, "your sheriff's office will be ready, and like I said people in this parish usually know what to do in these type of situations."
Director of homeland security in Lincoln Parish says the first responders have met twice about communication and what to do if something does happen within the parish.
Kip Franklin from Homeland Security in Linconl Parish, says, "They are sending a lot of their crews to be staged and stay in south Louisiana which means they aren't going to have but limited resources, here in north Louisiana to assist us if we have a lot of power outages, and stuff like that so I ask all parish residents need to be patient"
If there are power lines or trees down, Lincoln Parish Fire Chief Dennis Ford says be very careful.
"If there are powerlines in the trees that have been tangled most of the time they can't see it, and they start cutting their trees and moving debris and there is a powerline in it, which is a safety hazard, these powerline will kill and they have killed.", Chief Ford reminds us.
Lincoln Parish also has a Red Cross Center located at Trinity Methodist Church.
"We set up initially 112 cots and we are prepared for whatever may come in presently we only have 35", shelter manager Allen Tuten.
All fire and police agencies want to remind everyone to be careful of downed powerlines and flooding on roadways.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:20 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:20:47 GMT
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:45:18 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Many in the ArkLaMiss are opening up their wallets for monetary donations or personal products to tornado ravaged Oklahoma.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Many in the ArkLaMiss are opening up their wallets for monetary donations or personal products to tornado ravaged Oklahoma.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:22 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:22:41 GMT
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.Of the local Scout leaders voting at their
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:57:22 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National Weather Service says a May 16 thunderstorm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area.
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:40 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:40:28 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:05 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:05:01 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.The
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.
