Governor John Bel Edwards is surveying the damage in central and north Louisiana Friday afternoon. Jackson Parish Sheriff Andy Brown says he’s never seen a storm impact the entire parish like this one
The White House announced President Trump is traveling to Louisiana and Texas on Saturday.
McNeese State hopes it can resume on-campus classes in a few weeks after it was damaged by Hurricane Laura. McNeese spokesperson Candace Townsend says the school is committed to finishing the fall semester.
Lake Charles is devastated and Mayor Nic Hunter warns it could be weeks before some semblance of normality returns. Gator 99.5 Lake Charles on-air personality Buddy Russ says Laura has changed the face of Lake Charles.
Russ adds this is way worse than Hurricane Rita in 2005.
About 102,000 SWEPCO customers are still without power following Hurricane Laura, down from the peak outage of 136,000. SWEPCO spokesperson Carey Sullivan says over 3,000 workers have come to Louisiana from 14 states and Canada to help in the restoration efforts, but some of that work may be slowed down by the forecast.