THE POST-SIGNAL / Desiray Seaux
In advance of a pair of tropical systems, the City of Crowley began handing out sandbags to local residents on Sunday. Crowley citizens can pick up a maximum of six bags at the City Barn at 220 Jack Mitchell Road between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. today (weather permitting). Other sandbag sites across the parish can be found on the Police Jury’s website at appj.org under the “News” tab.
State of emergency declared during special council meeting
In a special meeting held Sunday evening, members of the Crowley City Council declared “an extraordinary state of emergency” in anticipation of possible flooding due to two tropical systems in the