Aug 29 Weeks without power or water ahead as Laura cleanup begins By Gerald Herbert, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Cleanup after Hurricane Laura has begun but residents returning to Southwestern Louisiana are coming back to weeks without power or water amid the hot, stifling days of late summer. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:06 ‘Give us some type of help,’ beg Louisianans hit by hurricane and pandemic By Adam Raney, Sam Lane Hurricane Laura has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it is still dropping heavy rains and spawning tornadoes as it moves east. Hundreds of thousands of people along the Gulf Coast remain without power, and it may be days,… Continue watching
Aug 28 Hurricanes and wildfires are compounding the risks of the pandemic By Ali Mostafavi, The Conversation Disaster preparation and evacuation procedures weren't made for social distancing. The pandemic means response decisions are now fraught with contradictions. Continue reading
Aug 28 More than 750,000 still without power in Hurricane Laura’s aftermath By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press In hard-hit Lake Charles, Louisiana, the mayor says many of the city's 80,000 residents could be without basic services for days or weeks… Continue reading
Aug 28 Remnants of Hurricane Laura move east, leaving a disaster in Louisiana By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance, Gerald Herbert, Associated Press Flooding and more tornadoes were possible Friday as the leftovers of the once fearsome Category 4 hurricane, now a tropical depression, move eastward. Already, an apparent tornado tore through a church and homes in Arkansas. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 8:29 Gulf Coast escapes storm surge, but hurricane winds cause extensive damage Parts of Louisiana and Texas spent Thursday assessing damage from Hurricane Laura. Wreckage is spread for miles inland, more than 700,000 people have no power and at least four people have been killed. Outside the Louisiana city of Lake Charles,… Continue watching
Aug 27 Louisiana parish votes to keep Confederate statue; Hurricane Laura topples it By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press The South's Defenders Monument formerly stood in front of the Calcasieu Parish courthouse. On Thursday morning it could be seen lying on its side, with broken tree branches strewn on the grass around it. Continue reading
Aug 27 Hurricane Laura further strains FEMA in disaster-filled year By Ben Fox, Associated Press Hurricane Laura was also testing an already-stretched Federal Emergency Management Agency in what is shaping up to be a unprecedentedly disastrous year. FEMA has never faced a year like 2020. Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: Texas Gov. Abbott gives update on Hurricane Laura aftermath By Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to speak at 1:30 p.m. ET today. Watch the governor's remarks here. Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. Edwards gives update on Hurricane Laura aftermath By Associated Press Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to provide an update on the aftermath of Hurricane Laura at 2 p.m. ET today. Watch the governor's remarks here. Continue reading