Aug 27 Chemical fire breaks out in Hurricane Laura’s wake, Louisiana governor warns By Associated Press A large chemical fire has sent a dangerous cloud over Lake Charles, Louisiana, hours after the eye of Hurricane Laura passed directly over the city. Continue reading
Aug 27 Laura still a hurricane 170 miles after landfall By Associated Press The powerful storm struck land near Cameron on the southwest Louisiana coast at about 1 a.m. Thursday. Nine hours later, it was about 10 miles north of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and had not yet weakened into a tropical storm. Continue reading
Aug 27 1st death reported from Hurricane Laura By Associated Press Gov. John Bel Edwards said he’s received report of the first fatality from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, a 14-year-old girl who died when a tree fell on her home. The governors of Louisiana and Texas say search and rescue teams… Continue reading
Aug 27 PHOTOS: Laura blasts destructive, life-threatening Gulf Coast path By Gerald Herbert, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte, Asssociated Press Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday, threatening the lives of people who didn't evacuate. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 8:50 Gulf Coast gears up for monster Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm Potential catastrophe is blowing out of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura has morphed into a Category 4 monster, with winds that could reach 145 miles per hour. Officials are warning of extreme damage as the storm slams into the… Continue watching
Aug 26 Heeding warnings, Gulf Coast residents flee coming hurricane By Jake Bleiberg, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled inland from an approaching storm deemed "unsurvivable" by forecasters, heeding warnings from leaders in two states, but leaving some without help as available space in hotels and shelters filled quickly. Evacuees arrived as far… Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Texas governor warns of ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge By Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urged people who had not yet evacuated from the path of Hurricane Laura to leave — as they only had "about five hours" to do so as of his noon press conference. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. Edwards holds briefing ahead of Hurricane Laura landfall By Associated Press Laura is expected to strike Wednesday night into Thursday morning along the Louisiana-Texas border. Forecasters warn of “catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" and 20 feet (6 meters) of storm surge. Continue reading
Aug 26 Laura strengthens into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 By Jeff Martin, John L. Mone, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 3:31 News Wrap: New virus cases down 20 percent since early August In our news wrap Tuesday, some hopeful news on the COVID-19 pandemic. Johns Hopkins University reports new infections have slowed to 43,000 per day nationwide -- down more than 20 percent from early August. Also, Texas and Louisiana ordered more… Continue watching