JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Tropical Storm Barry has finally made landfall after crawling through the Gulf for days.
The storm's surge and rains have already significantly flooded several areas of lower Jefferson Parish, including the community of Lafitte.
Video provided by Jefferson Parish Councilman Ricky Templet shows the Coulon Cemetery in lower Lafitte covered in Barry's flood waters.
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for for lower-lying Lafitte, Barataria, Crown Point and the Town of Jean Laffitte on Thursday ahead of Tropical Storm Barry's landfall.
The storm finally reached the coast as a weak Category 1 hurricane around 1 p.m. Saturday before quickly losing steam and falling back to a Tropical Storm.
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So far, power outages and flooding have been the biggest impact for people in the path of the storm, and some communities have been warned to be prepared to evacuate after water overtopped back levees in some areas.