Isaac

UPDATE: 4:44 p.m. -- No school for Jeff Davis Parish Thursday, either. UPDATE: 4:37 p.m. -- Calcasieu and Cameron parish schools will remain closed on Thursday.

The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and Office of Emergency Preparedness are preparing a 5 p.m. press conference.  We'll keep you update with any news as it comes -- keep checking back for updates. UPDATE 6:40 p.m : Wade Hampton with KPLC is reporting : TROPICAL STORM WATCHES FOR CALCASIEU...BEAUREGARD...VERNON...AND CALCASIEU LAKE UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS.

UPDATE 7 p.m., 8/27 -- 26.7 N, 86.5 W, 70 mph, 981 mb: Isaac still remains too ragged to become strong enough to be a hurricane, but it is expected to get stronger overnight.  Officials are becoming more concerned about the storm surge that will likely push ashore near the Louisiana/Mississippi border, and are also concerned that Isaac will come ashore near New Orleans and simply sit there dumping

As of the 7:00 a.m. update, Southwest Louisiana is now under a Tropical storm watch. The cone of uncertainty has shifted further westward which now looks like it includes all of  Louisiana. Update: 7:00 a.m. advisory:  The 7 a.m has just come out and nothing has really changed as far as projected path and wind speeds.  Tropical Storm Isaac is currently sporting 65 mph winds with gusts up to 75 mph