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Hurricane Warning for Louisiana as Tropical Storm Barry Approaches

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   Forecasters have issued hurricane warnings for parts of the Louisiana
   coast, as Tropical Storm Barry churns ominously in the Gulf of Mexico.

   U.S. President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in Louisiana
   Thursday night, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
   and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate
   federal funds and resources to help the state cope with the storm and
   its aftermath.

   The National Hurricane Center expects Barry to strengthen before
   landfall and hit the coast as a Category 1 storm late Friday or early
   Saturday. It would be the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.

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