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August 28, 2020

Hurricane Laura leaves nearly 700K without power, officials warn recovery could take weeks

Nearly 700,000 people are estimated to be without power across Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas Friday as leaders in some communities battered by Hurricane Laura are warning it could take weeks for life to return to anything resembling normal.

August 28, 2020

Hurricane Laura aftermath: Before-and-after satellite images capture extent of damage

Before and after satellite images are capturing the extent of the damage Hurricane Laura has inflicted on in the Louisiana city of Lake Charles. 

August 28, 2020

Hurricane Laura reportedly caused the Mississippi River to flow backward

Hurricane Laura has weakened to a depression, but not before causing the Mighty Mississippi River to flow backward in Louisiana earlier this week, according to a report.

August 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura shatters windows of Lake Charles’ iconic glass-paneled Capital One Tower

Video shows Hurricane Laura’s overwhelming winds ripping the windows off of the Capital One Tower – an all-glass office building that dominates the skyline in Lake Charles, La., which saw massive damage during the storm.

August 27, 2020

Laura downgraded to tropical depression as rainfall, flooding continues in Arkansas

After storm surges rushed into parts of southwest Louisiana with less depth than expected, the brunt of Hurricane Laura’s landfall may have actually been from its overwhelming winds.

August 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura toppled Louisiana Confederate statue that local officials had voted to keep

Hurricane Laura toppled a Confederate monument in Lake Charles, La., — just two weeks after local officials voted to keep it in place.

August 27, 2020

US adapts to climate threats with drastic shift in flood strategy

As hurricane season kicks into full swing, the U.S. strategy to tackle severe flooding is markedly shifting, using tax dollars to move entire communities out of harm's way.

August 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura cuts power to over 800K Texas, Louisiana customers as storm barrels toward Arkansas

Thousands in southeastern Texas were without power early Thursday, as a catastrophic storm surges and extreme winds battered coastal areas under evacuation orders, and a weakening Hurricane Laura continues on its path through Louisiana.

August 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura brings tornado threat after Louisiana landfall, Lake Charles 'severely damaged'

Heavy rains and winds battered Louisiana Thursday morning as a weakening Hurricane Laura roared northward, threatening to spread further damage well inland after slamming the Lake Charles area and causing at least four deaths. 

August 27, 2020

Sen. John Kennedy on Hurricane Laura: Louisiana looks like it was 'bombed,' toughest is yet to come

Hurricane Laura ravaged Louisianna, leaving it looking like it was "bombed," Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on Thursday.