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Afternoon August 27, 2005: St. Tammany Declares State of Emergency

2005-08-27

St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis declares a State of Emergency, and parish officials prepare for the coming storm, setting up five sandbag distribution stations. [Times-Picayune Blog, 8/27/2005]