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With the storm expected to blow ashore early Saturday near Morgan City as the first hurricane of the season, authorities rushed to close floodgates and raise the barriers around the New Orleans metropolitan area.

In the latest update, the National Hurricane Center has shifted Barry's forecast slightly to the west, with the center passing right over Lafayette.

Placing a quarter on top of a frozen cup of water in your freezer during evacuations may be important to you upon returning home after a storm.