Laura had weakened to a tropical storm by Thursday afternoon, but daylight brought the first glimpses of the scale of destruction left in its wake, particularly in Lake Charles, Louisiana ...

Within 24 hours, Laura caused six deaths, knocked out running water for 200,000 residents, and started at least one massive chemical fire. Hardest hit was Lake Charles, a roughly half-Black ...

The city was shredded by Hurricanes Laura and Delta. But the needs of Lake Charles have been overlooked in a year of disaster and unrest. Blue tarps covered many roofs in Lake Charles, La., ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The City of Lake Charles provides the ... “Connect,” a way for families to locate loved ones who evacuated from Hurricane Laura to state-provided hotel rooms. The number to ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to visit Lake Charles on Saturday to meet with local and state officials, including Gov. John Bel Edwards, and get a firsthand look at Laura’s devastation.

Images and videos are emerging Thursday of the damage Hurricane Laura has inflicted on the city of Lake Charles, La. -- near where the powerful storm made landfall this morning. The hurricane came ...

Her home was badly damaged in late August by the powerful Category 4 Hurricane Laura. Anderson is renting a home in Baton Rouge but returned to Lake Charles to gather some belongings before the ...

The regular meeting of the Lake Charles City Council, originally scheduled for today, Wednesday, September 16, will not take place as originally scheduled due to Hurricane Laura. The City Council will ...

LAKE CHARLES – A chemical leak has been reported near Lake Charles as the sun rises on the devastation caused by Hurricane Laura. Storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski tweeted a picture showing a cloud ...

the mayor of Lake Charles, told everyone in the city Wednesday to get out. As Hurricane Laura aimed at the Louisiana and Texas coast, Hunter expected his city to lose water service and power.

Lake Charles residents are hoping and praying that they are not in the pathway of another tropical storm. With winds over 140 miles per hour, Hurricane Laura devastated the Lakes area, and Friday ...

The church received extensive damage during Hurricane Laura in August 2020. Even with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees in Lake Charles, Louisiana this summer, Braylon Harris is not wishing ...