Louisiana officials name new state climatologist, talk about hurricane prep [Video]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana leaders introduced the new state climatologist and urged residents to get ready for hurricane season Wednesday morning.

Gov. Jeff Landry introduced Jay Grymes as the new state climatologist. His role includes monitoring Louisiana’s climate and archiving data, according to the Louisiana Office of State Climatology.

Grymes will be working with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in an expanded role to serve the state as a weather specialist.

“We want to make sure that our parishes, our industries and our citizens are getting the proper information directly from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security as it relates to weather events,” Landry said.

Hurricane Beryl quickly grew to a Category 5 storm late Monday, becoming the earliest to develop to that category. It weakened to a Category 4 Tuesday and is moving through the Caribbean, killing at least six people as of Wednesday morning.

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