{"id":702696,"date":"2021-08-31T10:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=702696"},"modified":"2021-08-31T10:05:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:05:31","slug":"fact-check-did-the-louisiana-texas-state-line-close-amid-hurricane-ida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-louisiana-texas-state-line-close-amid-hurricane-ida\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did The Louisiana-Texas State Line Close Amid Hurricane Ida?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-the-louisiana-texas-state-line-close-amid-hurricane-ida%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=702696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-29T162028Z_1_LYNXMPEH7S08C_RTROPTP_4_STORM-IDA-HURRICANES-e1630361199325.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=4927630190587391&amp;id=100000213771642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims the state line between Louisiana and Texas was shut down, with travelers hoping to cross it being forced to turn around.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the Louisiana State Transportation Department said it was unsafe to travel, the boundary between the two states has not closed recently.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Residents of portions of Louisiana were evacuating on Aug. 26 to escape the incoming Hurricane Ida, The Weather Channel <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/safety\/hurricane\/news\/2021-08-27-ida-louisiana-evacuations-tropical-storm-hurricane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. The hurricane landed in Louisiana three days later at Category 4 strength, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/08\/29\/weather\/hurricane-ida-sunday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.louisiana.gov\/index.cfm\/newsroom\/detail\/3367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a>&nbsp;a state of emergency in the state on Aug. 26, and Biden&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/08\/29\/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-louisiana-disaster-declaration-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approved<\/a>&nbsp;a disaster declaration there on Aug. 29 in response to the storm.<\/p>\n<p>The Aug. 29 Facebook post states, \u201cLouisiana\/Texas State Line CLOSED!! They Making People Turn Around!!\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/02\/20\/fact-check-donald-trump-jr-texas-democratic-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Donald Trump Jr Say Texas Has A Democratic Governor?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The border between the two states was not closed on Aug. 29 in response to Hurricane Ida, or for any other reason. No mention of the state line being shut down recently appears in any press release issued by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/inside-txdot\/media-center\/statewide-news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Texas State Transportation Department<\/a>&nbsp;or the governors\u2019 offices in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/category\/press-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Texas<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.louisiana.gov\/index.cfm\/newsroom\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana<\/a>. An&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=texas+louisiana+state+line+closed+Ida+Aug.+29&amp;ei=DCguYcyRCIGx5NoPusSWgA0&amp;oq=texas+louisiana+state+line+closed+Ida+Aug.+29&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BQghEKsCOgUIIRCgAUoECEEYAVDSMFi1O2CDPWgBcAB4AIABhwGIAaoGkgEDNS4zmAEAoAEBwAEB&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjMx8zUqNvyAhWBGFkFHTqiBdAQ4dUDCA8&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">internet search<\/a>&nbsp;by Check Your Fact turned up no news reports of such a closure being imposed.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, a representative at the Louisiana State Transportation Department told Check Your Fact via email that this rumor was \u201cfalse.\u201d The department did issue an Aug. 29 <a href=\"http:\/\/wwwapps.dotd.la.gov\/administration\/announcements\/announcement.aspx?key=27879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> advising drivers that travel was unsafe, with many southern Louisiana roads being impassible. It said this would probably be the case everywhere in the path of Hurricane Ida.<\/p>\n<p>Some Louisianans evacuating from the hurricane\u2019s trajectory sought refuge in northern Texas, Dallas-based news station Fox 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/some-evacuating-louisiana-due-to-hurricane-ida-coming-to-north-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> on Aug. 29. The next day, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-deploys-emergency-response-resources-personnel-to-louisiana-to-support-hurricane-ida-recovery-efforts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> the deployment of personnel including 132 firefighters for hurricane-related response and recovery work in Louisiana at the neighboring state\u2019s request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims the state line between Louisiana and Texas was shut down, with travelers hoping to cross it being forced to turn around.Verdict: False While the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-702696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}