It's 5:30 a.m. in Louisiana. Here's the latest on Hurricane Laura.

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Source: CNN

Downgraded: Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm, but it has since weakened to a Category 2. It still has winds of 110 mph.

More weakening expected: Further weakening will continue, and Laura will likely become a tropical storm later today as it tracks from Louisiana into Arkansas.

The storm surge threat: The storm surge for Laura could spread up to 30 miles inland in southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas -- reaching all the way to Interstate 10 potentially between Beaumont and Lake Charles. The National Hurricane Center warned the surge could be "unsurvivable" in some areas.

Not everyone heeded evacuation warnings: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, was put under a mandatory evacuation, but out of 6,500 residents, 150 have refused to leave, said Ashley Buller, assistant director of Emergency Operations for the parish.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-laura-updates-thursday/h_43e757fb39c37b8e37b73d4144885ea3

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[GusBob]

1. Those folks who refuse to evacuate

They are the EXACT same folks who refuse to wear masks and think black looters will steal everything from them
They were sitting there in the wind and the water clutching their guns

The worst thing they do is make life miserable for first responders and search and rescue who told them so, to get out

Then they will be begging for govt assistance if they survive

My friend who lives on the beach peninsula is one of them. Like a typical Trumper there is no talking sense to her or changing her mind

[MrModerate]

2. These fools were advised to write their names on a piece of paper...

And put it in a plastic bag in their pockets.

[Phoenix61]

3. Use a Sharpie and write their SSN on their torso.

Arms and legs can be lost in violent surges with lots of debris.