Heavy rain projected Saturday

Voters casting their ballots Saturday will likely have to deal with heavy rain.

Forecasters expect much of south Louisiana to get about 3 to 5 inches of rainfall from Friday night through Saturday. The Morgan City area is expected to receive possibly slightly less rain, with 3 to 4 inches projected, said Seth Warthen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

A flash flood watch for the area starts at 6 p.m. Friday and will continue through 6 p.m. Saturday, Warthen said. The rain should start to move out of the area Saturday evening, he said.