90 mph winds, tornadoes battered St. Landry Parish
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)
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 the Ya…
