ruston, la hurricane laura

John Bel Edwards held a press conference Friday afternoon at the Ruston Regional Airport after touring the area by air. Ruston, LA 71270. Bossier Sheriff's Office deputies have gone around the parish looking to assist those in low-lying areas. The storm's center is forecast to move over Arkansas later Thursday night, then reach the mid-Mississippi Valley on Friday and the mid-Atlantic states on Saturday. Gov. Laura destroyed key parts of Louisiana's power grid after making landfall as the strongest hurricane to strike the state since 1856. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool), Fallen trees due to Hurricane Laura damage Friday August 28, 2020, near DeRidder, La., as part of Gov. John Bel Edwards flyover of stricken areas in the western part of the state. All died when trees fell on their homes. FEMA is also required to verify you owned your home before providing home repair or home replacement assistance. FEMA cant provide money for expenses covered by insurance or duplicate benefits from another source. Work trucks tending to downed power lines on East Arizona Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Grambling. John Bel Edwards flyover of stricken areas in the northern part of the state. Hurricane Laura Destroys PeachTown | PeachTown All power lines should be considered energized and dangerous. This will be moving into an area along the I-20 corridor including Webster, Claiborne, Lincoln, and Union parishes over the next 1-2 hours, he says. This is just a few minutes of footage I had on my phone. Learn more about common disaster-related rumors and how to report fraud. The Official Lincoln Parish Journal . PGA Tour pro Sam Burns has helped out in the recovery process in Lincoln Parish. John Bel Edwards flyover of stricken areas in the central part of the state. The storm arrived in Ruston with Category 1 status and sustained winds around 75 mph. Hurricanes Laura and Delta battered areas of Louisiana where available housing was already limited. A dire warning: The National Hurricane . Caddo Parish has announced it is opening up a shelter for residents. Leader photos by T. Scott Boatright, Nancy Bergeron, Nate Nasworthy, Caleb Daniel, Crystal Richard, Marc Richard or submitted photos. Laura made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday night and decimated southwest Louisiana before heading inland, striking Lincoln Parish as a Category 1 hurricane Thursday morning before downgrading into a tropical storm in Arkansas.

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