Transcript of Grand Isle preps for Tropical Storm Francine

To get you. Thank you Chris in southern Jefferson parish, Grand Isle schools have canceled class starting tomorrow. There's also a mandatory evacuation for campers and RVS and a voluntary evacuation for the rest of that barrier island. Amelia Strahan has been talking with residents and officials there today as they prepare. She's joining us live with the latest. What are you hearing, Amelia? The rain has stopped out here but we know how common flooding in this area is. The locals are not wasting any time. I heard you mentioned that mandatory evacuation of campers are these trailers? We passed dozens of trailers and campers already on their way to higher ground. And city officials are telling locals to plan ahead and play it safe. You always prepare for the worst. Tropical storm. Francine has residents across Grand Isle preparing for the unexpected kind of a game we play and after losing almost everything in hurricane Ida Charlie Lou is packing up and not taking any chances. We had to do a total re across the street. Jason Sino is right behind him. Evacuate. We always be safe and safety is Grand Isle Police Chief Christopher Hernandez, top priority make sure you have all your groceries, your water, your gas, for your generators, your, your flash lights. Uh Things like that on Monday, the city canceled school and announced voluntary evacuation for residents in a mandatory evacuation for trailers and campers. If you're going to hit the road, Hernandez says do it sooner rather than later, they leave at the last minute. Like again, I mean, the floodgates may be closed and for anyone in need of shelter, the Grand Isle Multiplex Center is open to anyone in need to make sure that they bring their own goods, they own sleeping bags, pillows and blankets or whatever. Once weather picks up Hernandez urges residents riding out the storm to stay indoors and off the roads ahead, we normally have time to prepare and this one looks like they got on pretty quick and I just want to reiterate what that police chief said, you know, nothing is more important than your family and your family safety. So, go ahead if there's anything, you need to get medications, food, get that. Now before the weather picks up reporting live in ST Wwl, Louisiana.

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