Donald Trump to Tour Hurricane Damage in Louisiana and Texas
President Trump will spend Saturday touring the damage Hurricane Laura left behind in Louisiana and Texas as the storm system moves northeast.
Hurricane Laura
Cajun Navy Alerts Police to Chemical Plant Fire After Hurricane Laura
Reports from Lake Charles, Louisiana, indicate that members of the Cajun Navy notified officials that a chemical plant fire in the wake of Hurricane Laura could be a dangerous chlorine. Officials confirmed the fire, but have not disclosed if it is dangerous or not.
Hurricane Laura Pounds Louisiana Coastline
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with ferocious wind and torrential rain and unleashed a wall of seawater that could push 40 miles inland as the Category 4 storm roared ashore Thursday in Louisiana near the Texas border. At least one person was killed.
Louisiana-Texas Coast Pounded as Hurricane Laura Marches North
Hurricane Laura marched onto the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm early Thursday morning leaving widespread power outages and massive property damage. Power outages run from the Beaumont-Port Arthur area in Texas eastward to Lafayette, Louisiana.
Hurricane Laura Winds Hit 150 MPH near Texas-Louisiana Coast
The 7 p.m. report from the National Hurricane Center indicates Hurricane Laura continues to strengthen as it approaches the Texas-Louisiana coastline. Officials now report sustained winds of 150 miles per hour.
Cajun Navy Deploys for Hurricane Laura: ‘Don’t Wait to Help Neighbors’
Members of multiple Cajun Navy groups say they are prepared to activate to help those who might be in distress after Hurricane Laura strikes Wednesday night. One said, “Cajun Navy won’t let people suffer waiting on government red tape.”
Hurricane Laura to Push ‘Unsurvivable Surge’ onto Texas-Louisiana Coast
National Weather Service officials called Hurricane Laura’s expected storm surge “unsurvivable.” The category 4 could push a storm surge as high as 15-20 feet onto the western Louisiana coast and up to 15 feet on the far eastern Texas coast. The surge could go inland as far as 40 miles in some areas, officials warned.
