Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Friday as two potentially dangerous storms headed in the state’s direction.

Tropical Storm Marco and Tropical Storm Laura could bring severe weather to the state next week. Both storms have the potential to develop into hurricanes, which would be the first time on record that two hurricanes were in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time.

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