A man tries to clear a passage in the flooded street in the neighborhood of Pétion ville, Haiti, on Aug. 23, 2020 during the passage of Tropical Storm Laura. Photos show Hurricane Laura flooded streets, shredded buildings, After Hurricane Laura, residents worry about federal, state help, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. (AP) — Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. The shelves were largely bare at Brown's Grocery Store, across the street from the Beards' property, and there's been no electricity to pump the gas. Austin Public Works employees Juan Cruz and Anthony Marks load water from a pickup truck as evacuees wait in their cars for hotel vouchers while at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. In 2005, ... and took stock of the damage. A home damaged by Hurricane Laura is seen Friday in Hackberry, La. About the only things still in their place were a canoe and a garbage can, tied to a steel grill buried in the ground. Her home ended up suffering just minor damage, though the storm did uproot two palm trees she planted in front — which she christened “Rita” and “Ike.”. People navigate plants while leaving a boat dock to check on their residence damaged by Hurricane Laura August 28, 2020 in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into his white, wooden home in Hackberry, Louisiana, a tiny Cameron Parish community 15 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Many people never returned to Cameron Parish, whose population fell 30% in the 2010 census, the first taken after the storm. As of Sunday morning, roughly 460,000 customers were still without power, according to the Edison Electric Institute, the association of investor-owned electric companies in the U.S. President Donald Trump visited Louisiana and Texas on Saturday to show his support and assess the damage. Not far away is a sprawling liquefied natural gas facility that Trump visited in 2019. The National Guard stationed at Abbeville High in Vermilion Parish prior to Hurricane Laura making landfall Tuesday, August 25, 2020. People cross a flooded street during the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. ... LA. But she said: “I don’t know how many times you can restart from scratch.”, 'None of this is going to be easy': After Hurricane Laura, residents worry about federal, state help. Joe Cole looks at the hole left in the roof of his house after Hurricane Laura hit the area overnight in Orange on Thursday, August 27, 2020. “It appears now we have more structural damage from the wind” than storm surge. … Hackberry is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States.The population was 1,261 at the 2010 census, down from 1,699 in 2000.The losses were due to extensive damage from hurricanes Rita and Ike in 2005 and 2008, respectively. President Donald Trump visits Lake Charles, Louisiana and Orange, Texas, two of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Laura. Simike Babineaux (right) and an unidentified man fill sandbags in the Port Arthur pavilion before Hurricane Laura hits the area, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Nicole Beard had her second daughter by cesarean section two weeks before Rita hit. HACKBERRY, La. The Category 4 hurricane made landfall Wednesday night. In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into his white, wooden home in Hackberry, Louisiana, a tiny Cameron Parish community 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gulf of Mexico. Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, bringing heavy winds and a storm surge of over nine feet. (AP) — Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. But the Beards stayed. Edwards called Laura the most powerful hurricane to strike Louisiana, a shocking assessment in a state where Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005. Captain John Minton stands aboard the "Poncho" in the Port of Lake Charles after being hammered by Hurricane Laura with he and his crew aboard riding out the storm. Out in western Louisiana it is the storm that came ashore a month after Katrina — Hurricane Rita — that evokes strong memories. Nicole’s daughters filled a garbage bag each with clothes. About the only things still in their place were a canoe and a garbage can, tied to a steel grill buried in the ground. Aubrey and Jonathan Trotti pack their SUV to evacuate with their family including their son, Dylan, 11, as Hurricane Laura approaches after realizing they were not prepared for the hurricane in West Orange, Texas on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. People walk out onto a jetty as waves crash in Galveston, Texas hours before Hurricane Laura is set to make landfall. -- Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. Tropical Storm Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti and is heading for a possible hit on the Louisiana coast as a hurricane, along with Hurricane Marco. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. In 2005, ... and took stock of the damage. She has applied for federal aid and is hopeful that volunteers and faith groups that ordinarily respond to disasters will be able to help them clear the wreckage. Another Calcasieu Parish resident died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Next came Ike in 2008, which pushed water up to the floor of the long mobile home where his daughter and two granddaughters live on the same property. Patricia Wade talks about riding out Hurricane Laura while helping a friend salvage items from his destroyed home in Lake Charles, La., on Thursday afternoon August 27, 2020 after Hurricane Laura passed through overnight. Out in western Louisiana it is the storm that came ashore a month after Katrina — Hurricane Rita — that evokes strong memories. A man on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2020, walks past a boarded up home in Galveston, TX, as people prepare hours before Hurricane Laura is set to make landfall. The Category 4 storm packed 150-mph (240-kph) winds and a storm surge that Louisiana Gov. The Beards’ next-door neighbors left for good. The city of Austin said they would provide hotel vouchers for evacuees, however many hotels in the city have filled up forcing hundreds of people to drive from Austin to San Antonio or Ennis. Bradley Beard lives on Social Security, and Nicole Beard works at a local alligator farm that ships hides internationally. In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into his white, wooden home in Hackberry… In this aerial view from a drone, cowboys round up cattle on a pasture next to the Gulf of Mexico to take them to safe ground before the possible arrival of Hurricane Laura on August 25, 2020 in Cameron, Louisiana. The Beards weren’t sure yet how they would rebuild. Laura outstripped them both. -- Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. “I evacuated for Rita with a newborn baby and stitches in my stomach,” she said. Louisiana horsemen were spending the morning of Aug. 27 checking in on one another and assessing any damage after Hurricane Laura battered the state's coastline overnight. The Beards’ next-door neighbors left for good. Haiti was hammered by heavy rain on August 23, 2020 from Tropical Storm Laura, as a second tropical storm, named Marco, was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and hit the US state of Louisiana on August 24, 2020. Hurricane Laura brings tornado threat after Louisiana landfall, Lake Charles 'severely damaged' At least 4 people have been killed by falling trees in Louisiana, according to the governor LAKE CHARLES, La. 'Destruction everywhere': Photos show Hurricane Laura flooded streets, shredded buildings. The tree is very susceptible to damage in an ice storm. Louisiana officials reported two additional deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths attributed to the storm in Louisiana and Texas to 18; more than half of those were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. For now, they are sifting through their jumbled belongings for whatever can be salvaged, leaving food for their cat who has so far refused to come out from under the rubble. Galveston, Texas, hours before Hurricane Laura is set to make landfall on Aug. 26, 2020. People stand in long lines before entering Costo to pick up supplies as they prepare for Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura on August 23, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. “I knew what it would take to survive,” she said. The deaths reported Sunday include a 57-year-old man in Calcasieu Parish who suffered a head injury after falling from a roof, the Louisiana Department of Health said. — Hurricane Laura ravaged the Lake Charles, La. After several minutes working to turn off the property’s water lines, he sat on a fallen log and wiped the sweat from his brow. A man walks out on to a jetty as waives crash in Galveston, Texas on Aug. 26, 2020, hours before Hurricane Laura is set to make landfall. Nicole Beard had her second daughter by cesarean section two weeks before Rita hit. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com But the Beards stayed. Greg Becker, an engineer from Caty, TX, takes wind measurements outside his hotel as Hurricane Laura hits the Gulf Coast on Aug. 26, 2020 in Port Arthur, TX. Joanne Trotti waits for her grandson, Jonathan Trotti, to help her get into the car as Hurricane Laura approaches West Orange, Texas on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. A building with its windows blown out is seen in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Weaker structures obliterated A car drives on a road as Tropical Storm Laura hits Guayama, Puerto Rico on Aug. 22, 2020. The damage wrought by Laura reminded many residents of Rita, which made landfall in the parish and wiped out many communities entirely, leading to one of the largest evacuations in American history. Standing on her deck overlooking the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, Holmes described sitting in a red leather recliner next to a window facing the water. State troopers stopping anyone from going further than this for good reason. Because weather damage can affect everything about your house, Hackberry storm damage repair must be multi-faceted. Gerstner Memorial Drive in Lake Charles, Louisiana hours after Hurricane Laura make landfall, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. “I got no other place,” he said. Bradley Beard wipes his face as he rests while he searches in vain for his water shutoff valve, next to his heavily damaged home and the destroyed trailer home of his daughter Nicole in Hackberry, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Across Cameron Parish, the coastal parish where Hurricane Laura crashed ashore early Thursday, residents dug through what was left of their belongings, covered now-stripped roofs with tarps, and took stock of the damage. The storm tore his house entirely off its foundation and dropped it a few feet away. Chris Carter and his daughter, Isabel Carter, clean up their yard Friday morning, August 28, 2020 in Shreveport left from storm damage because of Hurricane Laura. A street is seen strewn with debris and downed power lines after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. -- Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. People wait in long lines for gas at Costco as they prepare for Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura on August 23, 2020 in New Orleans, La. Both storms are expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast within days of each other. Nicole’s daughters filled a garbage bag each with clothes. HACKBERRY, La. She has applied for federal aid and is hopeful that volunteers and faith groups that ordinarily respond to disasters will be able to help them clear the wreckage. Evacuees walk to board a bus as they are evacuated by local and state government officials before the arrival of Hurricane Laura on August 25, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The damage wrought by Laura reminded many residents of Rita, which made landfall in the parish and wiped out many communities entirely, leading to one of the largest evacuations in American history. The hurricane hit with powerful winds causing extensive damage in the area. She found her high school graduation tassel inside the trailer, her class year of 1999 shining in gold against the blue thread. Bradley Beard lives on Social Security, and Nicole Beard works at a local alligator farm that ships hides internationally. Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser. (Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP). © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. A retired welder who worked at many of the refineries that dot the Louisiana coast, the 62-year-old Beard climbed through the debris, laboring with two artificial knees. The bottom image was take on Aug. 27, 2020. This RAMMB/NOAA satellite image obtained on August 23, 2020, shows Tropical Storm Laura moving over Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean as a second tropical storm, named Marco (upper left) moves into the Gulf Coast at 13:40 UTC on Aug. 23, 2020. The deaths reported Sunday include a 57-year-old man in Calcasieu Parish who suffered a head injury after falling from a roof, the Louisiana Department of Health said. The family decided to evacuate after realizing they were not prepared to ride out the storm. Storm chaser Reed Timmer shared the destruction in Hackberry, Louisiana, which had “evidence of strong storm surge”: Terrible devastation in Hackberry, LA mainly wind damage … COURTNEY SACCO, CALLER-TIMES via USA TODAY Network. Surfers are seen after Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Port Aransas, Texas. People tie down their vessels along Lake Pontchartrain as they prepare for Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura on August 23, 2020 in New Orleans, La. Timmer filmed the utter devastation and damage to Hackberry, Louisiana after the intense storm surge. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) The deaths reported Sunday include a 57-year-old man in Calcasieu Parish who suffered a head injury after falling from a roof, the … “I knew what it would take to survive,” she said. Texans from the pocket of the state expected to be hit hardest by Hurricane Laura waited hours at Circuit of Americas for shelter. “I evacuated for Rita with a newborn baby and stitches in my stomach,” she said. Greg Abbott talk about Hurricane Laura at the alternate State Operations Center at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin, TX on Tuesday August 25, 2020. Another Calcasieu Parish resident died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Video Elephant. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert). HACKBERRY, La. An employee of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) monitors tropical storm Laura in Santo Domingo, on Aug. 22, 2020. Bradley Beard walks with a shovel through his daughter's destroyed trailer home, after searching in vain for the water shutoff valve for the property in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 in Hackberry, La. She was confident that the home rebuilt after Rita was strong enough to withstand this storm. – Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike.. But she said: “I don’t know how many times you can restart from scratch. The Category 4 hurricane is responsible for at least 14 deaths. Hurricane Marco is expected to make landfall near New Orleans while Tropical Storm Laura is expected to make landfall between Lafayette and Lake Charles, Louisiana. As storm damage contractors in Hackberry LA, we understand how disruptive home damage can be. Hurricane Laura came ashore bringing rain and high winds to the eastern part of the state. It tore his house entirely off its foundation and dropped it a few feet away. John Bel Edwards said was as high as 15 feet. Hundreds of thousands remain … “This is all I got.”. Hundreds of Hurricane Laura evacuees wait in their cars as they line up for hotel vouchers at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Not far away is a sprawling liquefied natural gas facility that Trump visited in 2019. Most people in Cameron Parish said they got out ahead of Laura, a storm that forecasters warned was “unsurvivable.”. A "high water" sign is seen before the Port Aransas beach access after Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Port Aransas, Texas. People exercise atop a levee at sunrise near Laketown, a day after the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, on August 30, 2020. Tropical Storm Laura hammered Haiti with heavy rain, killing at least five people, and was set to become a hurricane on August 25, 2020 that could hit the same US coastal region on Wednesday. As of Sunday morning, roughly 460,000 customers were still without power, according to the Edison Electric Institute, the association of investor-owned electric companies in the U.S. President Donald Trump visited Louisiana and Texas on Saturday to show his support and assess the damage. A retired welder who worked at many of the refineries that dot the Louisiana coast, the 62-year-old Beard climbed through the debris, laboring with two artificial knees. Across Cameron Parish, the coastal parish where Hurricane Laura crashed ashore early Thursday, residents dug through what was left of their belongings, covered now-stripped roofs with tarps, and took stock of the damage. Terry Williams (left) of Avalon, TX, and Montrell Fumbanks (right) of Wisconsin work with an unidentified man to board up a Ross store in Port Arthur, Texas on Aug. 26, 2020, before Hurricane Laura strikes the area. Most Popular Lou Dobbs, and the most problematic claims … Brandon Clement, a storm chaser with Live Storms Media, used a drone to survey the damage in Lake Charles after Hurricane Laura roared through the city. The bottom image was take on Aug. 27, 2020. Families in coastal Louisiana are sifting through their destroyed homes and taking stock of their options after Hurricane Laura ripped through the area. For now, they are sifting through their jumbled belongings for whatever can be salvaged, leaving food for their cat who has so far refused to come out from under the rubble. Her daughters insist that they stay in Cameron Parish. HACKBERRY, La. A 14-year-old girl in Louisiana is the first known fatality from the storm. The two will strike the Louisiana coast within days of each other. Port Arthur residents boards a bus to evacuate the area before Hurricane Laura strikes the Gulf Coast, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. HACKBERRY, La. Satellite images show before and after of the damage from Hurricane Laura above Grand Lake High School near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Standing on her deck overlooking the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, Holmes described sitting in a red leather recliner next to a window facing the water. Businesses use sand bags in New Orleans, La., on Tuesday August 24, 2020 in preparation of hurricanes Marco and Laura. Her home ended up suffering just minor damage, though the storm did uproot two palm trees she planted in front — which she christened “Rita” and “Ike.”. (KPLC) - The hurricane has been devastating for many across Cameron Parish. After several minutes working to turn off the property’s water lines, he sat on a fallen log and wiped the sweat from his brow. A home damaged by Hurricane Laura is seen Friday in Hackberry, La. Power lines are downed following landfall of Hurricane Laura on Aug. 27, 2020 in western Cameron Parish, LA. Louisiana officials reported two additional deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths attributed to the storm in Louisiana and Texas to 18; more than half of those were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Hackberry resident Kirk Seay fills up canisters and his generator with gas in preparation for Hurricane Laura Tuesday, August 25, 2020, north of Hackberry, La. However, one Hackberry family was already dealing with an unexpected tragedy, ... Teresa is still looking out for others and trying to make sense of the aftermath of the storm. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Dustin Amos walks near debris at a gas station on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. One especially nice cultivar is the prairie pride common hackberry, a quick-growing tree with a uniform, upright, and compact crown. John Bel Edwards said was as high as 15 feet (4.5 meters). Courtney Sacco, Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Flooding caused by Hurricane Laura on August 27, 2020 in Sabine Pass, Texas. Satellite images show before and after of the damage from Hurricane Laura above West McNeese Street in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Hayden and Haleigh (from left) Babineaux play in a pile of sand in the Port Arthur pavilion as her mother, Simike, fills sandbags before Hurricane Laura hits the Gulf Coast, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Call Marc Lancaric for … Her daughters insist that they stay in Cameron Parish. Terrible devastation in Hackberry, LA mainly wind damage but also evidence of strong storm surge. Hurricane Laura came ashore bringing rain and high winds to the southwest region of the state. Winds from Hurricane Laura blow trees near the Golden Nugget Hotel on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Category 4 storm packed 150-mph winds and a storm surge that Louisiana Gov. The US National Hurricane Center said Storm Laura was "bringing torrential rainfall and life-threatening flooding" to Haiti, which shares Hispaniola island with the Dominican Republic.It added that Storm Marco in the central Gulf of Mexico was "forecast to become a hurricane later today and be at hurricane strength when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Monday. Hurricane Laura turned deadly as it moved inland, leaving behind damaged buildings, flooded streets and widespread power outages. – Hurricane Laura made landfall as a category 4 hurricane early Thursday morning in Louisiana. In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into his white, wooden home in Hackberry, Louisiana, a tiny Cameron Parish community 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gulf of Mexico. – Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane. Footage shows piles of wood left from homes blown apart by the violent winds. Now that the floodwaters have receded, Highway 27 leading from Lake Charles into Hackberry and the other small towns closer to the Gulf was a bustle of activity as utility workers and people pulling trailers or boats drove back and forth. Storm damage reported in cameron county LA, 5.6 miles SSW of Hackberry, LA 1/1/0001 12:00 AM Trees down across heberts roa in cameron county LA, 7.1 miles WSW of Hackberry, LA ", LIZABETH MENZIES, RAMMB/NOAA/NESDIS/AFP via Getty Images. … Roberta Holmes, 67, was one of the very few who decided to ride out the hurricane on Gulf Breeze Beach, on the Cameron Parish shoreline. Many people never returned to Cameron Parish, whose population fell 30% in the 2010 census, the first taken after the storm. Heavy winds rock an anchored sailboat as Tropical Storm Laura hits Guayama, Puerto Rico on Aug. 22, 2020. Dozens of Louisiana families didn't evacuate Hurricane Laura, official says. Extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer reports from Hackberry, Louisiana, showing devastation left by Hurricane Laura. Roberta Holmes, 67, was one of the very few who decided to ride out the hurricane on Gulf Breeze Beach, on the Cameron Parish shoreline. Kathy Shamburger gathers what she can from her first floor apartment that was damaged after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We are committed to providing you the immediate and skilled help you need with your storm damage repair in Hackberry LA. The bottom image was take on Aug. 27, 2020. Hackberry, LA Public Insurance Adjusters helping insured with Hurricane Delta and Laura flood, wind, commercial property damage claims in Louisiana. Storm surge pushing in just south of the Hwy 1 floodgate heading towards Grande Isle. Workers listen to Gov. Recent storm damage causes polling place moves, power outages in Deep South. HACKBERRY, La. The Beards weren’t sure yet how they would rebuild. Laura tied with a hurricane from more than 160 years ago for the strongest storm to hit Louisiana. (Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP). Tropical storm Laura intensifies as its center leaves the island of Puerto Rico, and advances to Dominican Republic, entering from the southeast. Photos show a path of destruction in hurricane-weary Louisiana after Delta made landfall as a Category 2 storm Friday night.
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