He said some of the people who chose not to evacuate began calling for help about that time.
as it was buffeted by Laura's high winds. He said the building started swaying about 2 a.m. Guillory rode out the hurricane in a government building in Lake Charles. I know everybody wants to come back and clean up their yards, but there’s no electricity and no water," Guillory told KPLC. Tony Guillory, president of Calcasieu Parish’s police jury, said nearly every home in the parish had some type of damage. The image on the right is from Thursday, August 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura roared ashore.
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter described the scene in his town early Thursday morning.īefore and after Hurricane Laura: The image on the left shows the view from the Louisiana Fire Marshal's office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Thick smoke poured from a large fire burning at a chemical plant near the city, and the Isle of Capri casino broke loose from its mooring and was wedged underneath the I-10 bridge over Lake Charles, which remains closed until the bridge can be inspected for damage. Lake Charles, meanwhile, suffered some of the worst damage. (MORE: What They Said About Hurricane Laura: Sobering Words Put Danger in Context for Louisiana, Texas Coasts ) “So far we’ve got it under control," David said. There were no reports of injuries or rescues. We’re hoping its coming to a plateau right now.”ĭavid said power lines and trees were down, and some structures suffered minor damage. "So far so good, to be quite honest with you. Drew David, of the parish sheriff department, said. “We’re still roving with our highwater vehicles assessing the situations in the roadways, assessing the damage," Capt. Vermilion Parish, about 77 miles east and slightly north of Cameron, was still surveying damage early Thursday afternoon.
Mike Feverjean, fire chief for the nearby community of Klondike, said his section of Cameron Parish fared the storm well. “We’re not able to even assess it yet, to have entry into my area," Tim Dupont, fire chief for the towns of Cameron and Creole, told around noon Thursday.ĭupont said area roads were impassable due to water and debris from storm surge.īuildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. (MORE: Hurricane Laura Moving Inland Across Louisiana ) The hotel rooms are being used in order to avoid gathering large groups in shelters during the coronavirus pandemic.īel Edwards said another 200 or so people were in public shelters run by individual parishes. The bulk of those were in Louisiana and Texas.Ībout 1,900 people remained sheltered in hotel rooms provided by the state, the governor said Thursday afternoon, and another 800 rooms were available for those in need. In all, more than 900,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi as of four states at about 5:30 p.m. Jackson Parish is more than 200 miles from where Laura came ashore.īy Thursday evening, the storm was moving across Arkansas, where trees were toppled and more than 50,000 were without power. The deaths from falling trees in Louisiana occurred in Vernon, Jackson and Acadia parishes, all well inland from the coast.
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