Officials urge Louisianans to follow warnings and evacuations

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It's easy to face storm fatigue after the tropical systems of recent years in Louisiana, but officials are urging people to listen to any evacuations for their safety, as well as that of first responders.

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00:00Traffic already is at a standstill in Louisiana's capital city, even though Francine is still hundreds of miles offshore.

00:08Most don't want to run out of food and water, but Kate Ledoux, she says she's not worried.

00:13She went through Katrina, Ida, and many other storms, but they don't worry her anymore.

00:18And get this, she's from Indianapolis.

00:21My husband puts everything away.

00:23Uh huh.

00:24Yeah, but what about the preps? I mean, like you get the water and all that stuff?

00:27I do not do that.

00:28Really?

00:29No, he does that, and I always think he's crazy because I'm like, how long can the lights be out?

00:34Really?

00:35Well, how long were they out for Ida?

00:37Ida, they were out for two weeks, but the grocery store was open after a day or two, so.

00:42And this is exactly what Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is afraid of, especially along the coast.

00:48He's afraid hurricane fatigue of people not wanting to evacuate because they don't want to fight the traffic puts others in danger.

00:56We do not want people to wait to the last minute, to get on the road, to run out of fuel.

01:02We don't want long lines at the gas stations.

01:05And it is important that people adhere to the warnings that their local officials put out.

01:12By adhering to those warnings, then guess what? You end up saving lives as well.

01:19For AccuWeather, I'm Legal Honeycutt in Baton Rouge.

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