As of Friday, October 30 at 2:30 p.m., all evacuation orders have been lifted.
JEFFERSON PARISH, LA – Mayor of Jean Lafitte Tim Kerner, Jr. and Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng have issued a mandatory evacuation for the town of Jean Lafitte, Lower Lafitte, Crown Point and Barataria due to Tropical Storm Zeta.
The order goes into effect at 6 a.m. CST on Wednesday, October 28.
Convection is quickly redeveloping around the center of Zeta this evening. If this trend continues overnight we could be looking at a strong category one storm by tomorrow.
The next 12 hours will be critical to see how much this can redevelop.
For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net.
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