As I mentioned before here, I'm on the Gulf Coast pitching in our hurricane coverage. Here are some things I saw today:
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Driving up and down I-10 in Louisiana, it is painfully obvious that residents are still hurting from Hurricane Laura. Gas stations shredded. Hotels closed. Blue tarps everywhere.
That goes not just for Lake Charles, but towns like Sulphur, too. Here's a photo I took today there.
That goes not just for Lake Charles, but towns like Sulphur, too. Here's a photo I took today there.
Lake Charles, with its casinos and tourism, is taking Delta seriously. When I arrived this afternoon, there were literally hundreds of cars waiting to get on the highway out of town.
Lake Charles still has sights like this courtesy of Laura.
Lake Charles still has sights like this courtesy of Laura.
In nearby Westlake, a few more sights.
As I looked for a hotel west of Sulphur -- out of the likely eye path, but definitely in the storm -- I was struck by how few options there were with availability. Then on I-10, I drove by hotels like this courtesy Laura.
Evacuees have fled to Texas, perhaps in greater numbers than normal as a result. I'm in Beaumont tonight. It took about 10 tries to find hotel between there and Vinton, LA. Mine also has since sold out.
It took me about four hours to drive the 50 miles or so from Lake Charles to Beaumont tonight. The highways were filled with campers, trailers, cars on trailers, and the like.
That's it for now. But more to come in coming days.
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