State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain have issued a cease and desist order for all private burning, pursuant to authority under R.S. 40:1602, for the following parishes: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Concord…
State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain have issued a cease and desist order for all private burning, pursuant to authority under R.S. 40:1602, for the following parishes: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Concord…
WASHINGTON – FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Louisiana to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Laura from Aug. 22 to Aug. 27.
As of 8 p.m., Cleco has restored power to more than 55,000 customers who lost power after Hurricane Laura made landfall in Southwest Louisiana yesterday.
Link to Hurricane Laura aftermath photos by American Press chief photographer Rick Hickman: https://photos.americanpress.com/hurricanelaura
As of Thursday morning, Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc. officials said more than 40,000 of its members were without power following the devastation of Hurricane Laura’s impact in Southwest Louisiana.
The Sempra Energy Foundation is pledging $500,000 to assist communities in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas affected by Hurricane Laura. Sempra Energy has a goal to raise another $1 million toward recovery efforts by enlisting partners and others in the energy industry across the region.
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