Hurricane Delta

Hurricane debris in St. Landry Parish and particularly in Eunice continues to present a cleanup challenge.

Hurricane Delta caused about $1.4 million in damage to St. Landry Parish public schools.

Louisiana has had its fair share of storms this year. Many people are dealing with damaged trees after hurricanes Laura and Delta. According to LSU AgCenter specialists, Hurricane Laura alone took out 757,538 acres of timber.

At the beginning of the year, the storm gurus said they were more confident than usual that this hurricane season would be busier than usual. They didn’t know how right they would be.

Back-to-back hurricanes left an avalanche of debris in Eunice and across the area that needs to be picked up.
Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said crews will begin picking up debris left on the side of roads on Monday.

There were no injuries reported in Eunice from Hurricane Delta, but it turned into a tree-toppling mess-maker.
Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said Delta was worse for Eunice than Hurricane Laura six weeks ago.

A drive-thru Disaster Recovery Center will open in Eunice today.
The center is staffed with FEMA personnel who are available to scan documents, assist with registration and answer questions about disaster-assistance programs.

St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard announced several Hurricane Delta recovery efforts in the parish this week.

Hurricane Delta is continuing to weaken very slowly. We just had a wind gust of 94 mph here in Lake Charles.

Hurricane Delta is moving ashore in Cameron and Vermilion Parishes this evening. Hurricane force winds are seen in those regions, as well as parts of southeast Texas and Calcasieu and Jeff Davis Parishes.