Beauregard Electric Co-op tells its customers to be prepared to be without power for at least the next four weeks. Co-op spokesperson Danielle Tilley says they’ve brought in 500-600 additional storm restoration workers to cut trees, reset poles and make repairs to more than 5,700 miles of line.
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Louisiana’s death toll from Hurricane Laura is up to 14 and more than half of the fatalities are from carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says when using a generator, it should be at least 20 feet away from your home…
Lake Charles is going to need a lot of outside help if it’s going to recover from Hurricane Laura. Jeff Palermo has the story…
The state reports 19 new fatalities and 324 new COVID cases, with the daily positivity rate of 8%. Hospitalizations fall by 21 to 881.