Governor Edwards and members of his cabinet will conduct a flyover of central and north Louisiana today to survey the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Laura. In Rapides Parish, chief of Staff Tommy Carnline says they had no idea they’d be hit so hard so far inland…
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A curfew is in place for Rapides Parish from 9 PM to 6AM.

Lake Charles took the brunt of what Hurricane Laura had to offer. There’s damage throughout the city and on the McNeese State University campus. Spokesperson Candace Townsend says their new health and human performance complex along with many other buildings suffered wind damage…
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Thousands of workers are trying to restore power following Hurricane Laura. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Getting water turned back on is another issue. The state health department says Hurricane Laura has knocked 67 water systems offline. L-D-H’s Chief Engineer Amanda Ames says some of the systems could be functional again as soon as power is restored, but…
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Ames says depending on how long water service may be out, bottled water may be delivered to an area.