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It's been more than two months since violent weather walloped southwest Louisiana, yet the state is still far from being fully recovered from Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
by Bill Quigley / January 11th, 2021 Four-and-a-half months after two hurricanes ripped apart Louisiana, tens of thousands of people are still suffering. While the national election has absorbed the attention of the nation, thousands of people are still not back in their homes. Many have had to move a half dozen times. Some are living in tents. It is past time the nation turned some of its attention back to these mostly forgotten people. Hurricane Laura, a category 4 storm with winds of nearly 150 miles an hour, hit on August 27, 2020 on the coast of southwest Louisiana. Forty-t...
2 Months After Hurricanes, Recovery Elusive for Louisiana Residents As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. The fallen trees that carpeted neighborhoods have mostly been chopped up and hauled away, but the roofs they devoured are still covered in blue tarps. Piles of debris still line the roads. Christy Monticello is thankful for the progress. She and her wife no longer have to go to the Civic Center just to get basics like drinking water or ice. But during her d...
As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. The fallen trees that carpeted neighbourhoods have mostly been chopped up and hauled away, but the roofs they devoured are still covered in blue tarps.
Two months after hurricanes, Louisiana residents still hurting 3 months 16 hours 49 minutes ago Thursday, December 24 2020 Dec 24, 2020 December 24, 2020 5:24 AM December 24, 2020 in News Source: Associated Press Share: LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. The fallen trees that carpeted neighborhoods have mostly been chopped up and hauled away, but the roofs they devoured are still covered in blue tarps. Piles of debris still line th...