THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS NOW OFFERING. SHAY. GOOD EVENING TO YOU, TRAVERS AND JUDAH. YES. CITY OFFICIALS FROM THE MAYOR TO NOSB TO SEWAGE AND WATER BOARD. ENTERGY. THEY WERE ALL HERE TODAY. JUST SAYING THAT. THEY'RE ON STANDBY. THEY'RE URGING RESIDENTS TO. OF COURSE, REMAIN VIGILANT AND TO GET PREPARED. NOW. URGING ALL RESIDENTS AND ALL OF OUR VISITORS TO TAKE PRECAUTION AND TO PREPARE. PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADO ACTIVITY. LEADERS SAY THE TIME IS NOW. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL WEDNESDAY EVENING. LEADERS SAY WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME FLOODING AS WE PREPARE TO SHELTER IN PLACE. NOW AGAIN, IS THE TIME TO FINALIZE YOUR STORM PLANS AND TO PREPARE NOT ONLY FOR YOUR FAMILIES.. ALSO, LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS. THAT INCLUDES GATHERING FOOD, WATER, BATTERIES, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS, AND GASSING UP. MONDAY AFTERNOON, PEOPLE WERE ALREADY IN LINE TO BUY GAS. I'M SACRIFICING MY LUNCH TIME. OKAY, IN ORDER TO DO THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET READY. SO I WANT TO PUT GAS ON MY CAR. THE CITY SAYS ALL AGENCIES ARE ON STANDBY. NO CEP DIRECTOR COLIN ARNOLD SAYS WHILE WE DON'T EXPECT A DIRECT HIT, NOW IS THE TIME TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BUT I THINK THAT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ARE GOING TO BE THE DAYS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOST IMPACTFUL FOR OUR FOR OUR CITY AND FOR OUR AREA AND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY STAYING HOME, STAYING INDOORS, STAYING OFF THE ROADS. AND I MEAN, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING JUST WHEN IT COMES TO THE HOMELESS WITHIN NEW ORLEANS, WE'RE TOLD THAT THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE NOR FACILITIES IN PLACE FOR THEM. ALSO, JUST DEPENDING ON HOW BAD THINGS GET. WE'RE TOLD THAT THERE WILL BE ABOUT THREE RECREATIONAL CENTERS OPEN AND AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS. THAT WILL BE AFTER THE STORM IN TERMS OF SANDBAG LOCATIONS TOMORROW, WE CAN EXPECT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THOSE LOCATIONS, BUT I DO KNOW ONE FOR CERTAIN WILL BE AT THE DRY. IT'S YMCA BEGINNING AT 3 P.M. YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE WDSU.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS REPORTING L