St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard, right, speaks at a news conference about Wednesday’s storm held Thursday at the parish courthouse in Opelousas. Also shown, from left, are Doug Cramer of the National Weather Service and Van Reed, parish Emergency Preparedness director. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Sarah and Kevin Froehlich clean up storm debris from their property on Perchville Road near noon on Wednesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Wednesday’s storm toppled a line of utility pole on La. 10 north of Washington. (Photo courtesy of St. Landry Parish Government)
Clearing debris on the Perchville Road after Wednesday’s storm. (Photo submitted by Sarah Froehlich.
A fast moving squall line raced across St. Landry Parish with straight-line winds up to 90 mph and two confirmed tornadoes downing dozens of trees and closing about 50 roads on Wednesday.
The storm knocked out power to about 32,000 customers across the parish beginning about 7 a.m.
Parish President Jessie Bellard said four people were injured when a tree fell and struck two vehicles outside th...
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