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The Latest on Hurricane Laura (all times local):

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said the state is closing Interstate 10 from around the Atchafalaya Bridge outside of Lafayette all the way into part of Texas, because several stretches within that area are expected to flood.

In a radio interview Wednesday night, Edwards talked of the "apocalyptic" language that meteorologists have used for the storm. "The language I've heard from the National Weather Service I've never heard before ... They're sending the strongest possible message about how serious this storm is," he said.

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