Jason Lamb, a reporter at our sister station WTVF in Nashville, was in St. Martin Parish today and files this story.
If you scroll down, you can see the social media posts he has made while he's here in Acadiana. You can follow him on Facebook here and on Twitter here.
St. Martin Parish officials will be enforcing a curfew from 10 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. Saturday.
Friday afternoon, officials at the Public Safety Complex were urging resident to wrap up their storm preparations before nightfall.
After landfall, there will be a curfew from dusk Saturday until dawn Sunday.
Parish President Chester Cedars said he and other parish officials had been in briefings all morning before the curfew was set. He said the main worry is strong winds for upper St. Martin, and rain and flooding for lower St. Martin. Lower St. Martin remains under a voluntary evacuation order.
Cedars is telling resident to take this storm very seriously.
"It could be critical in terms of damages adn danger to life and property, so prepare accordingly and pay attention," Cedars said. "Be very diligent in your preparations and your analysis of the situation, and assume the worst."
For those who need help evacuating, you can call the office of Emergency Preparedness at 394-2808.
Heading to Louisiana with @GaryPikula to lend a hand to our friends at @KATCTV3 as Tropical Storm Barry approaches. Updates here and on @NC5 pic.twitter.com/3Cif3ZwCA0
— Jason Lamb (@JasonLambNC5) July 11, 2019
Starting to see some rain propelled by Tropical Storm Barry ahead of its landfall early Saturday. @NC5 @KATCTV3 pic.twitter.com/wia64u7YYc
— Jason Lamb (@JasonLambNC5) July 12, 2019
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A sign of things to come: We are passing dozens of Avoyelles Parish school buses on I-10 West in St. Martin Parish heading to help with evacuations. State officials requested this help from outlying parishes. @KATCTV3 @NC5 pic.twitter.com/lUeH1UrPLR
— Jason Lamb (@JasonLambNC5) July 12, 2019