OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

In coordination with the Plaquemines Parish Government, Sheriff Gerald A. Turlich, Jr. announces a nightly curfew will go into effect nightly as of today, August 23, 2020, from sunset until sunrise in the areas under a mandatory evacuation in anticipation of tropical storms, Laura and Marco.

With a mandatory evacuation ordered for the entire eastbank of Plaquemines Parish as well as the westbank from Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery to Venice, the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (PPSO) urges all residents to abide by the curfew with the exception of law enforcement and emergency personnel. PPSO will be enforcing this curfew and ask for the cooperation of all residents as we prepare for potential impacts from these tropical systems.

This curfew will remain in effect until the mandatory evacuation has been lifted. For additional information regarding the mandatory evacuation issued by the Plaquemines Parish Government, please visit https://plaqueminesparish.com/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Tropical-Storm-Updates-13.

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Contact Information:
Lieutenant Chaun J. Domingue
Public Information Officer
Office: 504-934-6785
cdomingue@ppso.net