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Hurricane Ida

Lake Charles police return favor to those who helped after Laura

Nine Lake Charles Police officers arrived in Thibodaux shortly before noon Friday to provide relief for officers who have worked nonstop since the Category 4 ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Saturday, September 4, 2021 8:56 pm

Hurricane Ida

Gremillion: Finding adequate shelter for Hurricane Ida victims top issue

While Hurricane Laura impacted only a few Southwest Louisiana parishes, Hurricane Ida’s landfall Sunday caused damage to at least a dozen Southeast Louisiana parishes, according ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Thursday, September 2, 2021 10:01 pm

Hurricane Ida

Chance encounter brings two families together during time of need

A chance meeting during a June 2020 vacation in Destin, Fla., led to a friendship between Brandi and Bradley Burdett of Kenner and Andrea and ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Wednesday, September 1, 2021 9:51 pm

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Simien sworn in as interim councilman

Marshall Simien was sworn in as the interim District A councilman at the start of Wednesday’s Lake Charles City Council meeting. Simien is temporarily representing ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Wednesday, September 1, 2021 9:36 pm

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Hurricane Ida

FEMA: ‘We’re still here to support SW La.’

FEMA has officials scattered throughout Southeast Louisiana to aid other agencies in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ida’s Category 4 landfall Sunday. One FEMA official ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 11:49 pm

Hurricane Ida

Feeling of uncertainty eerily familiar to former LC resident

Meagan Green moved from Lake Charles to New Orleans July 18 after accepting a job as a middle school art lab instructor at Homer A. ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Monday, August 30, 2021 8:16 pm

Hurricane Ida

Former LC resident who survived Laura now managing aftermath of Ida

Kerry Andersen of Lake Charles rode out Hurricane Ida Sunday in the fourth-floor loft of her New Orleans rental property — a century-old brick warehouse ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Monday, August 30, 2021 8:04 pm

Hurricane Ida

Storm-weary residents stock up on supplies

Local retailers said they have worked feverishly since Thursday to keep shelves stocked as Southwest Louisiana residents purchase essential supplies in anticipation for Hurricane Ida’s ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, August 27, 2021 5:25 pm

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One year later: Recovery an ongoing process for LC

The 10th floor at Lake Charles City Hall is uncomfortably hot, and it’s all thanks to Hurricane Laura’s landfall, which happened one year ago today. ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, August 27, 2021 2:03 pm

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One year later: Region nowhere close to being fully recovered

Friday marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura’s Category 4 winds wreaking havoc on Southwest Louisiana. Gov. John Bel Edwards and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Thursday, August 26, 2021 9:00 pm

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