EXCLUSIVE: News this morning that a Category 3 Hurricane is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, which makes the exact day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the city 16 years ago.New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell has called for all those who live outside the city’s protective levee system to evacuate.
According to the Associated Press, they mayor also asked those inside the levees to voluntarily evacuate ahead of Hurricane Ida’s landfall on Sunday.“Now is the time to start,” Cantrell said.NBC reported that the east side of the city may get 7 to 11 feet of water from a combination of storm surge, high tide and torrential rain.
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