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Lafourche Office of Emergency Preparedness
2005 Hurricane and Tropical Storm Updates

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Rita

• Hurricane Rita Surge Inundation and Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps (FEMA Website)
  
• PRESS RELEASE - Company Canal Boat Launch Reopens 9.29.2005
• PRESS RELEASE - FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers Reopen 9.25.2005 @ 3:30pm
• Hurricane Rita - Advisory#23 from the National Weather Service, 9.23.2005 @ 4:00am
• Hurricane Rita Satellite Image, 9.23.2005 @ 3:37am
• PRESS RELEASE - Regarding Evacuation Shelters 9.22.2005 @ 6:00pm
• PRESS RELEASE - Regarding Extended Evacuations 9.22.2005 @ 1:45pm
• PRESS RELEASE - Regarding Sandbag Pickup Locations 9.22.2005 @ 1:00pm
• PRESS RELEASE - Regarding Evacuations for Hurricane Rita 9.22.2005 @ 1:00pm
• PRESS RELEASE - Agency Meeting for First Responders 9.22.2005 @ 1:00pm
• Hurricane Rita - Advisory#16 from the National Weather Service, 9.21.2005 @ 10:00am CDT (IMAGE)
• PRESS RELEASE - Hurricane Rita 9.21.2005 @ 9:00am
• Hurricane Rita - Advisory#13 from the National Weather Service, 9.20.2005 @ 5:00pm EDT (IMAGE)
• Hurricane Rita - Advisory#11 from the National Weather Service, 9.20.2005 @ 11:00am EDT (IMAGE)
• TS Rita - Advisory#10 from the National Weather Service, 9.20.2005 @ 8:00am EDT (IMAGE)
• TS Rita - Advisory#6 from the National Weather Service, 9.19.2005 @ 8:00am EDT (IMAGE)
• Tropical Depression #18 - Advisory#3 from the National Weather Service, 9.18.2005 @ approx. 2:00pm EDT (IMAGE)

Katrina

• PRESS RELEASE - Hurricane Katrina 8.28.2005 @ 7:00am
• Hurricane Katrina - Advisory#18 from the National Weather Service, 8.27.2005 @ 8:00pm EDT (IMAGE)
• PRESS RELEASE - Hurricane Katrina 8.27.2005 @ 4:30pm
• PRESS RELEASE - Hurricane Katrina 8.27.2005 @ 2:00pm
• Hurricane Katrina - Advisory#17 from the National Weather Service, 8.27.2005 @ 2:00pm EDT (IMAGE)
• Hurricane Katrina - Advisory#16 from the National Weather Service, 8.27.2005 @ 8:00am EDT (IMAGE)

Dennis

• PRESS RELEASE - Hurricane Dennis 7.08.2005 @ 9:00am
• PRESS RELEASE - Hurricane Dennis 7.09.2005 @ 6:30am
• Hurricane Dennis - Advisory#24 from the National Weather Service, 7.10.05 @ 7:00AM EDT (IMAGE)
• PRESS RELEASE - Hurricane Dennis 7.10.2005 @ 8:30am

Cindy

• PRESS RELEASE - Tropical Storm Cindy 7.05.2005 @ 8:30am
• PRESS RELEASE - Tropical Storm Cindy 7.05.2005 @ 10:45am
• PRESS RELEASE - Debris Removal After TS Cindy 7.6.2005 @ 9:00am
• Tropical Storm Cindy Property Damage Assessment

Arlene

• PRESS RELEASE - Hurricane Preparedness 6.10.2005
• PRESS RELEASE - No Evacuation Notice 6.10.2005 (5:00pm)