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Livonia residents building back after severe weather
Livonia - Generators buzzed in Livonia on Tuesday as residents, neighbors and friends cleaned up damage and debris from Monday night’s storm. A month after heavy storms and tornadoes swept through southern Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish faced another round of heavy winds. This time the storm knocked down trees, powerlines, and blew roofs off of homes.
Woman 9 months pregnant, unborn baby die when tree falls on home during storm
PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A pregnant woman and her fetus were killed and two others were injured after a tree fell onto a mobile home during severe weather in Louisiana Monday night. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the deaths in West Baton Rouge Parish. According to the...
Henderson tornado destroys elderly couple's home; elderly woman hospitalized
HENDERSON, La. (KADN) — Acadiana is assessing the damage after powerful and deadly storms swept through Monday. An EF-2 tornado caused extensive damage in Henderson. An elderly couple rode out the tornado in the home, even after part of the roof was ripped off.
Storms kill a pregnant woman in Louisiana, adding to the region's recent weather woes
Severe storms that slammed several Southern states on Monday have left thousands without power in Louisiana and at least two people death, including a woman who was nine months pregnant. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Storms that slammed several Southern states added to the region’s recent string of weather-related destruction and death, including that of a Louisiana woman who was nine months pregnant. The woman was killed after Monday night’s storms knocked a tree into a home in West Baton Rouge Parish, officials said. Kristin Browning, 31, was nine months pregnant, and her unborn child did not survive. Browning’s husband and her 5-year-old daughter were also injured but were expected to survive.
Survey confirms one tornado, widespread straight-line winds in Capital Area during Monday night storms
LIVONIA - A National Weather Service (NWS) survey team determined an EF-0 tornado, estimated to have peak winds of around 85mph caused damage across portions of southern Pointe Coupee Parish. This tornado began just north of Thorpe Road along LA-78 around 6:43pm and moved north-northeast causing scattered tree and powerline damage as well as some structural damage to a few rooftops and aluminum buildings. The tornado concluded at 6:45pm further up LA-78 after about 1 mile on the ground.
Videos show Pat’s Fisherman’s Warf significantly damaged by possible tornado
HENDERSON, La. (WVUE) - A longtime Cajun roadside restaurant and dancehall that’s invited travelers on I-10 passing through Acadiana fell victim to Monday night’s severe weather that ravaged South Louisiana. The owners of Pat’s Fisherman’s Warf, which opened in 1948, believe possible tornado activity is the cause of...
PHOTOS: Truck destroyed after fire in Pointe Coupee Parish
JARREAU - A truck was destroyed Sunday after it caught fire in Jarreau. The Pointe Coupee Fire District 3 shared photos of the truck on fire and after it was put out. The vehicle was in the parking lot of Island Landing Bar and Grill, but it does not appear that the building was impacted.
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