ON DEADLINE.(credit unions in Texas and Lousiana brace for hurricane)(Brief Article)

CUs In Texas, Louisiana Brace For Hurricane

NEW IBERIA, La.-With a weakened Hurricane Lili bearing down last week on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, credit unions in the storm's path were preparing for the worst but hoping for the best.

As The Credit Union Journal was going to press, the Texas league reported its attempts to contact credit unions in Port Neches, Port Arthur, Beaumont, Orange and Nederland and other areas along the coast were unsuccessful, with many credit unions not answering their phones. Others, including DuPont SRW EFCU, Neches FCU