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A video posted by the Cajun Navy on Facebook shows smoke rising from a fire in Westlake, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Aug. 27, 2020. A chemical fire is burning at BioLab Inc. in Westlake, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. The plant complex makes chlorine for swimming pools. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) Press Secretary Greg Langley confirmed the location of the fire for New Orleans Public Radio. LDEQ is…

HOUSTON — Brazosport ISD schools will resume learning as scheduled tomorrow, Friday, August 28. Klein ISD will reopen for normal operations Friday, August 28. Employees should report to work as usual. All Klein ISD schools will be staffed and phone lines will be monitored if you need to speak to any of our campus personnel. La Porte Independent School District will resume virtual instruction and all other normal operations at on Friday, Aug. 28.  Santa…

By Sonia Ramirez, Chron.com Published 10:47 am CDT, Thursday, August 27, 2020 WCK’s Relief Team in Beaumont, TX is in the kitchen getting hot meals & sandwiches made to take to first responders in Port Arthur and then into communities in need following Hurricane Laura in Sulphur and Lake Charles. less WCK’s Relief Team in Beaumont, TX is in the kitchen getting hot meals & sandwiches made to take to first responders in Port Arthur and…

Residents are being allowed to return to Galveston County. City residents should check with their local leaders before returning. RELATED: Hurricane Laura makes landfall on Louisiana coast RELATED: What Hurricane Laura looked like when it hit Lake Charles Get the latest out of the Houston area here. THURSDAY UPDATES: 10:28 a.m. On top of the Bolivar Ferry resuming service, crews tell us Highway 87 is open again from the earlier rock, debris. Bolivar residents are also…

Sheet metal hangs off a building, trees and wires in downtown Orange, Texas after Hurricane Laura in Orange on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Sheet metal hangs off a building, trees and wires in downtown Orange, Texas after Hurricane Laura in Orange on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Staff Photographer Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 53 Caption Close Image 1 of 53 Sheet metal hangs off a building, trees and wires in…

Residents are being allowed to return to Galveston County, except for Bolivar. City residents should check with their local leaders before returning. RELATED: Hurricane Laura makes landfall on Louisiana coast RELATED: What Hurricane Laura looked like when it hit Lake Charles Get the latest out of the Houston area here. THURSDAY UPDATES: 9:50 a.m. Laura is barely hanging on to hurricane status with max winds of 75 mph – that makes it a Category 1 on…

Laura made landfall just before 1 a.m. Thursday, bringing with it devastating winds to Southeast Texas and Louisiana. We’ve learned a teenage girl has died. HOUSTON — Hurricane Laura made landfall very early Thursday morning. The storm had sustained winds of 150 mph when it hit the southwest Louisiana coast. It landed in Cameron, Louisiana. We’ve now learned a 14-year-old girl in Louisiana is the first reported death in the U.S. directly caused by the storm….

HOUSTON — Residents in western Louisiana received the worst impacts from Hurricane Laura, which was a major Category 4 hurricane at landfall late Wednesday into early Thursday morning. The hurricane brought with it a deadly storm surge and damaging winds, but at this time it appears Texas was spared the worst of the weather. LIVE VIDEO NOW: The video player on this page is tracking Hurricane Laura (no audio) As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the hurricane…

Hurricane Laura made landfall as a very dangerous Category 4 storm with life-threatening winds in western Louisiana early Thursday morning. RELATED: Hurricane Laura makes landfall on Louisiana coast RELATED: What Hurricane Laura looked like when it hit Lake Charles Get the latest out of the Houston area here. THURSDAY UPDATES: 9:05 a.m. An update from H-E-B just now – all Houston-area stores reopened with normal hours Thursday. Stores farther east, however, will continue to have impacted…

LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – AUGUST 27: Donnie Rogers prepares to raise the American flag on a pole after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana . The hurricane hit with powerful winds causing extensive damage to the city. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) less LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – AUGUST 27: Donnie Rogers prepares to raise the American flag on a pole after Hurricane Laura passed through the area…

Laura made landfall just before 1 a.m. Thursday, bringing with it devastating winds to the coast of Louisiana. HOUSTON — Hurricane Laura made landfall very early Thursday morning. The storm had sustained winds of 150 mph when it hit the southwest Louisiana coast. It landed in Cameron, Louisiana. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, Laura was still a dangerous Category 2 storm with max sustained winds of 100 mph. Meteorologist Chita Craft said the storm will continue…

By Sonia Ramirez, Chron.com Published 8:11 am CDT, Thursday, August 27, 2020 Lakewood Church will be collecting supplies starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, to assist those affected by Hurricane Laura. Lakewood Church will be collecting supplies starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, to assist those affected by Hurricane Laura. Photo: Lakewood Church Photo: Lakewood Church Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Lakewood Church will be collecting supplies starting…