Sheriff’s Office takes part in WWL-TV hurricane preparedness conference with other parish government, law enforcement and emergency officials

Bernard Parish Chief Deputy Richard Baumy and other local law enforcement, parish government and emergency officials at the WWL-TV hurricane meeting June 6.

WWL-TV meteorologist Dave Nussbaum talks about the 2016 hurricane season.

St. Bernard Parish Chief Deputy Sheriff Richard Baumy took part in a WWL-TV hurricane preparedness meeting that brought together numerous parish government, law enforcement and emergency officials and meteorologists from the National Weather Service.

Hurricane season began June 1, runs through Nov. 1, and has already had several storms impacting states, including Florida which had a storm hit its coastal area days ago.

At the WWL-TV meeting on June 6, meteorologists went over what over factors affecting how many storms could develop this season.

Parish officials got to ask questions and interact in discussions about their parish.

“It was a good chance for officials from around the New Orleans area to get together and discuss the hurricane season that just began,” Chief Deputy Baumy said. “We all have a common interest in it.’’

St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis and John Rahaim, director of Homeland Security for parish government, also attended the hurricane meeting.