Evacuation orders, curfews implemented ahead of Francine

Several coastal Louisiana parishes have issued mandatory evacuation orders ahead of the Hurricane Francine's landfall.

The National Hurricane Center is forecasting storm surges of five to 10 feet resulting from Francine. That surge could inundate parts of the Louisiana coast line. Because of this, the following evacuation orders are in effect until further notice.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS:
Town of Grand Isle
Jefferson Parish--Outside the levee system
Plaquemines Parish--Outside the levee system
Terrebonne Parish--coastal areas in Zone 1
Lafourche Parish--South of the Leon Theriot Locks; all residents in FEMA or state housing units.
Plaquemines Parish--Lake Hermitage, Happy Jack, Myrtle Grov, Tidewater Road, Venice, White Ditch to Phoenix, Woodpark, and Grand Bayou.

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS:
Plaquemines Parish--Eastbank and Venice to north to Alliance
Iberia Parish--areas south of U. S. 90.

CURFEWS:
Amite and Village of Tangipahoa: 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through tomorrow.
Ponchatoula--Starts today at 9 a.m., continues until further notice.
Lafourche Parish: Starts today at noon, ends at sunrise tomorrow.