From what I heard from our friends is that all hotels are full in northwest La. Shreveport area. Also as stated earlier Jackson Miss is sold out . East Texas filling up very fast . People may have to travel to southern Arkansas / or Memphis Tennessesse to find hotel rooms.
I’m not sure of traffic flows . We have friends in LA & Mississippi who we been talking too . My husband went to Ole Miss in Oxford Miss . We don’t live near LA Or Miss our friends do .
You can also go to Holiday Inn website & check to see if rooms are accessible to book
I just thought I share the info about getting a hotel just to be on the safe side , because the longer you wait the harder to find a room
At this time Texarkana - Shreveport, E TX area is NOT the area I’d want to evacuate to. I’m looking at Gustov to be 91W 24N @ 0100 CDT 1 Sep. I’d expect NO winds E @ <65kts.
By 0700 CDT 1 Sep, I’d expect Gustov to be near 92W 28N (NO winds E-ESE @ <50kts) and landfall would be near Lake Charles shortly after noon (NO winds SSE @ <45kts). Subsequent motion will be towards Texarkana - Shreveport, where winds will be much less of an issue; flooding from torrential rain will be the greatest threat in those areas (along with the ever present possible isolated tornados here or there).
Maybe Jindal could ask for those with confirmed rooms to be ready to share?