MONROE, La. – Louisiana’s Hurricane Laura death toll rose by two to 14 Sunday as cleanup efforts were hampered by power outages that may last a …
MONROE, La. – Louisiana’s Hurricane Laura death toll rose by two to 14 Sunday as cleanup efforts were hampered by power outages that may last a month and dry water spigots in many of the hardest-hit areas. The Louisiana Department of Health said a 57-year-old Calcasieu Parish man died from a head injury after falling from a roof he was trying to repair. Another unidentified Calcasieu resident died from carbon monoxide poisoning. More than 350,000 Louisiana residents remained without electricity Sunday, while 87 waters systems serving upward of 150,000 people remained inoperable. Six parishes – Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vernon – can apply for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after President Trump’s major disaster declaration.
