New Operations & Emergency Center
Channel 3 KATC news report on new operations center.
Channel 3 Report – New Operation Center
Channel 3 KATC news report on new operations center.
Stations will provide real-time weather, water data
BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD Darren Wright, physical oceanographic real-time system program manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, speaks Monday about the two new stations recently installed in the Atchafalaya River Bar Channel. As of Monday, mariners now have access to more real-time weather and waterway information in the Atchafalaya River to assist them in their navigation efforts and decision making. Two Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System…
New sensor systems add safety at Louisiana ports
By: Tegan Wendland, Reporter Two major Louisiana shipping hubs will see improvements this week, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. New sensor systems will make navigation safer and allow for more efficient ship traffic at the Port of Morgan City and the Port of Fourchon. (NOAA) The Physical Oceanographic Real Time System, or PORTS,…
Port facilitates international trade
The Oslo Bulk 9, a 360-foot cargo ship, arrived Monday at the Port of Morgan City to export 3,500 tons of rice to Haiti for Planters Rice Mill in Abbeville. On Tuesday, workers were loading rice onto the ship from barges. Port Director Raymond “Mac” Wade expects the ship to leave the port tonight.Published by Daily Review 5/6/15
Experts: Slow storm season shouldn’t deter preparations
BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, helped host a 2015 Hurricane Preparedness Public Meeting Tuesday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Though meteorologists are forecasting a below average year for hurricane activity in the Atlantic, one big storm can make a season. Forecasters expect sevennamed storms, three hurricanes and one major hurricane of Category 3 or greater, said Andy Patrick, meteorologist in charge of the National…