Revisiting 2020: The storms that changed Lake Charles and last updated 2020-12-24 13:33:14-05 The year 2020 has proven it knows how to challenge people who live in places like the Gulf Coast. Multiple storms slammed the state of Louisiana and the city of Lake Charles. Dr. Tyson Green lost his home in Hurricane Laura in August. His family evacuated before the storm as he rode it out in a Lake Charles hospital so he could be close to his patients. His community now faces a recovery that is expected to take years. âI don't know how you begin to put it into words, to be honest with you. Weâve had a tough year, to say the least," Green said. "I think with the combination of the pandemic, the hurricanes, the resurgence of the pandemic that beat us while we were down, itâs been rough, but we are getting better we are coming together as a community."