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Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter warned Thursday that people should leave the city that was already ravaged by Hurricane Laura in August (right). People were boarding up in Amelia, La. in advance of ...
Hurricanes - Typhoons Hurricane Laura brings tornado threat after Louisiana landfall, Lake Charles 'severely damaged' At least 4 people have been killed by falling trees in Louisiana, according to ...
Aftermath of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, La., on Aug. 30, 2020. Dave Creaney / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images file “That means it doesn’t have to be a Category 4 hurricane to do damage ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. — Hurricane Laura’s powerful eyewall smashed through this coastal city early morning Thursday, tossing lampposts into the streets, felling trees and destroying buildings as ...
Areas along the Louisiana-Texas border were hit hard overnight by Hurricane Laura, one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region.
Hurricane Laura, one of the most powerful storms to strike Louisiana, tore through Lake Charles in August 2020. Six weeks later, Hurricane Delta delivered another blow, largely following the same ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. — When Hurricane Laura slammed the southwest Louisiana coastline on Aug. 27, its impact was like that of a 40-mile-wide tornado. Winds gusted to nearly 140 mph in this city of ...
Images of the fire showed a massive stream of smoke billowing over Lake Charles on Thursday morning. Smoke rises from a burning chemical plant after the passing of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. — An abandoned, ... Hurricane Delta crashed ashore in southern Louisiana in October 2020 just six weeks after Laura took a similar, destructive path onto the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Laura toppled a Confederate statue that stood in front of a Lake Charles, Louisiana courthouse for more than 100 years. Erected in 1915, the South's Defenders monument outlasted attempts ...
LAKE CHARLES — A day after the most powerful storm to strike Louisiana in a century and a half roared through, this city of nearly 80,000 people was in shambles, ...