⁍ Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said he is worried that Hurricane Delta, which is gathering strength to impact the central U.S. Gulf Coast, may drift west to hit areas heavily damaged by Hurricane Laura in late August.

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⁍ Edwards: ‘I am concerned that the five hardest hit parishes from Laura are in the cone and track is moving west

– Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he’s “concerned that the five hardest-hit parishes from Laura are in the cone and track is moving west” as Hurricane Delta approaches the central US Gulf Coast, Reuters reports. “I am concerned that the five hardest-hit parishes from Laura are in the cone and track is moving west,” Edwards said during a Wednesday afternoon news conference in Baton Rouge. Laura made landfall in Louisiana late last month as a Category 2 hurricane. The latest: Delta, which is gathering strength as it approaches the Gulf Coast, could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he is worried that Hurricane Delta, which is gathering strength to impact the central US Gulf Coast, may drift west to hit areas heavily damaged by Hurricane Laura in late August, the Times-Picayune reports. “I am concerned that the five hardest-hit parishes from Laura are in the cone and track is moving west,” Edwards said during a Wednesday afternoon news conference in Baton Rouge.