AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION BETWEEN MY FELLOW JURORS, SHERIFF CHARLES GUILLORY,THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND MYSELF CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF EVANGELINE PARISH, WE ANTICIPATE THAT HURRICANE LAURA HAS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED POWER LINES, FALLEN TREES, AND FLOODING OF ROADS, THEREFORE A PARISH WIDE CURFEW WILL BE INSTATED FOR EVANGELINE PARISH STARTING WEDNESDAY AT 9 P.M. TO 8 A.M. THURSDAY MORNING,
ALSO A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION WILL BEGIN AT 8 A.M. AUG 26 FOR CITIZENS OF EVANGELINE PARISH, THAT LIVE IN LOW LYING AREAS, THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING, OR FOR ANY HOME STRUCTURE THAT CAN’T WITHSTAND HURRICANE FORCED WINDS OF 60 MPH OR MORE, TO SEEK A SAFER FORM OF SHELTER FOR THE DURATION OF HURRICANE LAURA,
I PRAY THAT HURRICANE LAURA WEAKENS IN STRENGTH AND DOESN’T CAUSE THE DAMAGE THAT WEATHER EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING
I, RYAN LEDAY WILLIAMS ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS OF EVANGELINE PARISH TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO, AND TO LEND A HELPING HAND TO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED, EVERYONE STAY SAFE AND GOD BLESS