Sports include Boys Jr. High Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Rodeo, and Track. Hackberry. This story has been updated to correct the first name from Brandy to Christy in the second paragraph. Christy Monticello is thankful for the progress. The data paints a picture of a surge that now appears to be waning, as hospitalizations and case rates start to decline. Now he commutes back and forth from Lafayette, about 75 miles (121 kilometers) away, where he and his wife are living in a hotel. Jack Corbella walks past his neighbor's destroyed home as he assists his other neighbor who just bought the property, after the original owner decided not to rebuild, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. 5 of 6 Brian Eagleson sits in a space that used to be his carport the morning after Hurricane Laura moved through the area Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Grand Lake. Finally, even after others had picked up, sold everything and left, they decided to stay put. The effects of Hurricane Laura in Louisiana were extensive and historic. Trahan said she didn't want to take her family and the family's dogs to a shelter, and looters have gone through their possessions, so the family decided to remain on the property. He counts himself lucky because he has a fence — albeit a damaged, lopsided one — surrounding his backyard. Trahan, who works at Chick-fil-A, washes her uniform and dries it by the warmth of a propane heater and a fan in her tent. They realized just how damaged the house was when Delta arrived and water started streaming in. On Oct. 9, recovering residents watched as Category 2 … Hurricane Laura was one of the most powerful storms to hit eastern Louisiana, becoming the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall since Betsy … That means he can put supplies there and they don't get stolen overnight. The biggest shortage is housing. 2. A heavily damaged home and car sit unrepaired in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (KPLC) - This time last week people were boarding their windows and putting out sandbags getting ready for Hurricane Laura. A recent posting asked for advice on keeping campers warm in winter or keeping mice out of trailers. Southwest Louisiana man creates hay bale barrier to protect home from Hurricane Laura Grand Lake native Richard Faulk built a hay bale barrier to … What didn’t get scoured by Laura’s winds was swamped by Delta’s rains. Others sleep in tents. Center is James Baker, who is living in a camper while his daughter lives in a tent outside of his heavily damaged home. Hurricane Laura hit Southwest Louisiana as a category 4 storm Thursday, August 27. Cristin’s son, fiancé and 1-year-old son are now staying in a trailer that volunteers gave them. After a career that took her from being paid 35 cents a column inch to overseeing the editorial pages of two daily newspapers, columnist... Bailey: Plenty of questions for Cardona on future of schools. The second one just was an insult,” Monticello said. The house had to be gutted. “It’s not our normal and we don’t know what normal is, but you know what? So many tarps on those still standing. Students from the totall… She grew up in Grand Lake, LA and attended Grand Lake High School, before moving to Lake Charles. That’s when 7News came across a unique storm barrier in Cameron Parish. Traffic is jammed on I-10 westbound amid evacuations ahead of Hurricane Delta on Oct. 8, 2020, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. A warped ceiling fan hangs near a hole in the roof of Dewana Young's heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. They've struggled to keep the rain out of their tent. Hurricane Laura roared through southwestern Louisiana early Thursday morning, killing six and leaving behind a wide path of destruction. LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – AUGUST 27: A damaged home is seen after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana . That's what happened to Cristin Trahan and her family. The Rev. Conner Bourque reacts as he opens Christmas presents brought by church volunteers, where he lives with his family in a camper outside their heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (AP/Maxar Technologies) The Grand Lake High School area following Hurricane Laura's passage. This community called Grand Lake in Northern Cameron Parish (just 2.5 hours east of Houston) is not getting the attention of the larger areas like Lake Charles. LAKE CHARLES, La. According to Louisiana government figures, nearly 47,000 homes were damaged by Hurricane Laura, with about 16,000 of those in need of major repairs. CORRECTS FIRST NAME TO WILFRED - Wilfred Trahan talks on his phone while workers repair siding on his damaged home, in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Khalif Kinnie throws debris on a pile from a heavily damaged home he was hired to gut, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Cristin’s son, fiancé and 1-year-old son are now staying in a trailer that volunteers gave them. ET. Residents have bought trailers and parked them in their driveways. Katelyn Smith stands with her one year old son Ricky Trahan, III, as she prepares to change his clothes, as their family lives in a camper and tents where their home was destroyed, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Provisions are piled on the floor of Dewana Young's heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. A destroyed home is seen in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. A destroyed home is seen in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. After coming ashore, the storm brought rain and high winds to the southeast … Now he commutes back and forth from Lafayette, about 75 miles (121 kilometers) away, where he and his wife are living in a hotel. Associated Press Photographer Gerald Herbert contributed to this report. In the early weeks after the first hurricane, she, her spouse, and three sons lived all together in the living room. To make a donation in support of … Godofredo A. Vásquez/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 65 of 137 Grand Lake rallied from a 3-0 first-quarter deficit to advance to the semifinals where the Hornets will meet East Iberville, which beat Haynesville. Iyana Sells, 9, plays on her street, which is still lined with debris from Hurricane Laura, the day after Hurricane Delta swept through Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 10. Hope that things will get better.”. Jack Corbella walks past his neighbor's destroyed home as he assists his other neighbor who just bought the property, after the original owner decided not to rebuild, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Roofers work on the heavily damaged and gutted home of Christi and Brandy Monticello, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. It caused the deaths of at least 42 people, damaged more than 400,000 structures and inflicted more than $14 billion in damages to western Louisiana and southeastern Texas. A Santa hat sits on a pole on a lot where Dewana Young's mother's home once stood before Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. GRAND LAKE, La. (AP/Maxar Technologies) (AP/Maxar Technologies) The Grand Lake High School area following Hurricane Laura's passage. A hotel was ripped open, neighborhoods were flooded, and trees fell on homes. Having weathered Laura in a house south of Lake Charles, she struggled to hold her emotions in check in front of her kids when she saw what had happened to her mobile home. Hurricane Laura came ashore bringing rain and high winds to … Another posting asked the question, "What does everyone need," prompting a stream of answers such as, “Drywalling lessons and classes on how to handle an insurance claim” or “HOPE. Conner Bourque reacts as he opens Christmas presents brought by church volunteers, where he lives with his family in a camper outside their heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Delta also ripped off the tarps that had gone up on roofs after Laura. The house had to be gutted. The Monticellos have since reached into their savings to buy a trailer and a truck to haul it so they have someplace to live while their house is being rebuilt. What didn’t get scoured by Laura’s winds was swamped by Delta’s rains. The biggest shortage is housing. “I just started throwing hay bales in the yard and everyone started laughing at me,” said Richard Faulk. CORRECTS SPELLING TO CRISTIN, INSTEAD OF CRISTEN - Cristin Trahan talks about her worries for a happy Christmas with little means, while conversing with Tiffany Theriot, a volunteer who started the charity Cajun Cafeteria, and who has been assisting Trahan's family, who live in a tent where their home once stood in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Others sleep in tents. The Category 4 storm made landfall in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, around 1 a.m. Thursday. (AP) — As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. (KPLC) - Before hitting the road or hunkering down, many people spent the day outfitting their homes to withstand the storm. Provisions are piled on the floor of Dewana Young's heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Finally, even after others had picked up, sold everything and left, they decided to stay put. The Grand Lake High School south of Lake Charles, in January. Southwest Louisiana man creates hay bale barrier to protect home from Hurricane Laura By Brady Renard | August 25, 2020 at 10:29 PM CDT - Updated August 26 at 5:55 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. It's still their home, after all. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The parts of Louisiana that were under evacuation orders included areas with high rates of … Ricky Thibadeaux emerges from a storm shelter where he and six others sheltered from Hurricane Laura on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Grand Lake, La. Nelda Stanley, 77, of Lake Charles, LA passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 in a local hospital with her children by her side. LAKE CHARLES, La. The bulk of those homes are in Calcasieu Parish, home to the state's fifth-largest city, Lake Charles, with 80,000 residents. In the less-populated Cameron Parish on the Gulf of Mexico, many homes were simply erased by Laura. Ricky Trahan sorts debris from his destroyed home, where he now lives in a tent with his wife, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Hurricane Laura's death toll continued to rise in Louisiana and Texas, as officials said it could be days before the full scope of damage is known in coastal areas. Jon Shapley/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of 137 Two days after Hurricane Laura barreled through Louisiana in August, Tameka Nelson returned to her beloved daycare facility in Lake Charles to find it … Get the forecast for today, tonight & tomorrow's weather for Grand Lake, LA. Ned Lamont, which will come as news to a lot of students and their parents around Connecticut. Christi, center, and Brandy Monticello, walk through their heavily damaged and gutted home, with their son Brennan Ash, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Southwest Louisiana man creates hay bale barrier to protect home from Hurricane Laura By Brady Renard | August 25, 2020 at 10:29 PM CDT - Updated August 26 at 5:55 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. A Facebook group set up after Hurricane Laura has become a lifeline for struggling residents. In the less-populated Cameron Parish on the Gulf of Mexico, many homes were simply erased by Laura. The fallen trees that carpeted neighborhoods have mostly been chopped up and hauled away, but the roofs they devoured are still covered in blue tarps. “Everybody’s fighting for the same contractors," he said. In a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, a deeply divisive election and a national reckoning on race, some worry that the hurricanes and their destruction have not gotten the kind of attention that normally leads to an outpouring of support. We’re doing it. Laura thrashed through Louisiana with wind gusts of 137 mph in Lake Charles leaving a path of destruction in its wake and killed at least six people, but now the storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression as the city works to assess the … The mascot is a Hornet. They realized just how damaged the house was when Delta arrived and water started streaming in. This story has been updated to correct the first name from Brandy to Christy in the second paragraph. “It’s not our normal and we don’t know what normal is, but you know what? A mobile home was thrown against a tree as Hurricane Laura hit the area Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Grand Lake. Katelyn Smith stands with her one year old son Ricky Trahan, III, as she prepares to change his clothes, as their family lives in a camper and tents where their home was destroyed, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. “It was several, several feet over, upside down, smashed," she said. Two people are dead after Hurricane Zeta made landfall in southeastern Louisiana as a powerful Category 2 storm Wednesday afternoon before passing over New Orleans. Ricky Trahan sorts debris from his destroyed home, where he now lives in a tent with his wife, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Initial estimates from disaster modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. put the combined insured U.S. losses from Laura and Delta at nearly $10 billion. Hackberry High School. From August 27-31, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) collected aerial damage assessment images in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Brandy and Christy Monticello struggled with the decision: Stay or go? … GRAND LAKE, LA - AUGUST 27: People put a tarp on a roof damaged by Hurricane Laura August 27, 2020 in Grand Lake, Louisiana. Wilfred Trahan remembers driving home for the first time after Laura and seeing every telephone pole for miles snapped at the base. Lake Charles, Louisiana, lucked out on storm surge, but not on wind When it came to predictions for the path of Hurricane Laura, Lake Charles, Louisiana got … Romero and his family often took weekend trips to their camp in Grand Chenier. 2 months after hurricanes, Louisiana residents still hurting. The hurricane-force wind gusts are expected to last through the evening for parts of southwestern Louisiana, especially from Cameron to Lake Charles. Roof after roof smashed. Two-week old twins Lilly and Zoey lay in a bassinet as Hannah Bourque hugs church volunteers who brought Christmas presents to her son Conner, seated, outside the camper she is living in with her grandfather, while her mother lives in a tent in the backyard of their heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. “Everybody’s fighting for the same contractors," he said. Linda Drounette, 78, drinks a cup of coffee while sitting on the frame of her front door, looking out to the debris left after Hurricane Laura on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura roared ashore in southwestern Louisiana on Aug. 27 as a Category 4 storm just south of Lake Charles. On a recent day, he arrived at his property at 6 a.m. only to find that the contractor who was supposed to meet him there was a no-show. She said she is constantly aware of the things that she used to take for granted before Laura, such as being able to wash dishes in hot water so the grease actually comes off instead of cold water from an outside hose. A framed photo of Dewana Young and her husband Pete is seen, as they are dressed in Halloween costumes, as hurricanes Laura and Delta, in the aftermath of the two storms, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Before and after satellite images show widespread destruction from Hurricane Laura ... as the Category 4 hurricane came through Lake Charles, Louisiana. Angela Cooley Bulhof evacuated with her family to Houston ahead of Hurricane Laura, but word reached her quickly that her church, University United Methodist in Lake Charles, Louisiana, took a big hit from the powerful storm. Trahan, who works at Chick-fil-A, washes her uniform and dries it by the warmth of a propane heater and a fan in her tent. … Associated Press Photographer Gerald Herbert contributed to this report. The fallen trees that carpeted neighborhoods have mostly been chopped up and hauled away, but the roofs they devoured are still covered in blue tarps. The staff served the Grand Lake Community with reading materials, fun and educational programs for children and adults, and computer services for two full years. “It’s almost overwhelming by the time you get home," she said. She said she is constantly aware of the things that she used to take for granted before Laura, such as being able to wash dishes in hot water so the grease actually comes off instead of cold water from an outside hose. Sherry Bourque walks to the tent she is living in, in the back yard of her fathers heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. CORRECTS SPELLING TO CRISTIN, INSTEAD OF CRISTEN - Cristin Trahan cries inside a tent where she now lives with her husband, where their home once stood, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Hurricane Laura, seen here by GOES EAST on August, 27, 2020, at 2 A.M. On Oct. 9, recovering residents watched as Category 2 Delta swept in just a few miles away. That means he can put supplies there and they don't get stolen overnight. Residents in Grand Lake, Louisiana, are packing up and evacuating as Hurricane Delta heads their way, check out amazing video from hurricane hunters as they fly their plane into the Grand Lake Branch was the only branch to survive the storm. The Monticellos have since reached into their savings to buy a trailer and a truck to haul it so they have someplace to live while their house is being rebuilt. A new Greenwich resident has galvanized the community to reach out and help others in need. –New satellite images are giving a glimpse of the destruction that Hurricane Laura has waged across Louisiana. (WBRC) - Hurricane Laura caused a great deal of damage and flooding across southwest Louisiana late Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. Roofers work on the heavily damaged and gutted home of Christi and Brandy Monticello, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Hurricane Laura derails a train from a mile-long track in Grand Lake, La. Every day, another house demolished. Sometimes he stays overnight with family or friends whose houses survived. Piles of debris still line the roads. A framed photo of Dewana Young and her husband Pete is seen, as they are dressed in Halloween costumes, as hurricanes Laura and Delta, in the aftermath of the two storms, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. A Santa hat sits on a pole on a lot where Dewana Young's mother's home once stood before Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. CORRECTS SPELLING TO CRISTIN, INSTEAD OF CRISTEN - Cristin Trahan looks at a new shower head and water heater, where she will take a hot shower for the first time since Hurricanes Laura and Delta, in a makeshift shower stall, where she now lives in a tent with her husband where their destroyed home once stood, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Just weeks after Hurricane Marco fizzled and Hurricane Laura veered westward to bring its devastating winds to the Lake Charles area, the New Orleans area is now bracing for Tropical She and her wife no longer have to go to the Civic Center just to get basics like drinking water or ice. Damage from Hurricane Laura on August 27 in Grand Lake, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura roared ashore in southwestern Louisiana on Aug. 27 as a Category 4 storm just south of Lake Charles. Brandy and Christy Monticello struggled with the decision: Stay or go? ... Grand Lake. Residents have bought trailers and parked them in their driveways. LAKE CHARLES, La. There is a scarcity of just about everything: good contractors, storage containers, affordable apartments, staff for the businesses that are open. CNN has obtained new satellite images from Maxar Technologies that are showing just how destructive the storm was. Hope that things will get better.”. Like many homes, his two-story house looked OK from the outside but told a different story inside. Homes damaged by Hurricane Laura in Grand Lake, Louisiana. Ricky Trahan runs an extension cord to set up a light, where he now lives in a tent with his wife, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. LAKE CHARLES - The Capital One Tower building in Lake Charles following Hurricane Laura in southwest Louisiana on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Aid efforts after Laura and Delta have only garnered about 25% of the volunteers and donations as other storms affecting the region, such as 2005′s Hurricane Rita, said Denise Durel, president and CEO of the United Way of Southwest Louisiana. In the early weeks after the first hurricane, she, her spouse, and three sons lived all together in the living room. The Grand Lake High School south of Lake Charles, in January. His chimney had smashed through the roof and he estimated he lost about 80% of his shingles, leading to extensive water damage. Having weathered Laura in a house south of Lake Charles, she struggled to hold her emotions in check in front of her kids when she saw what had happened to her mobile home. His chimney had smashed through the roof and he estimated he lost about 80% of his shingles, leading to extensive water damage. More than a dozen Louisiana cities or parishes have issued evacuation orders or recommendations ahead of Hurricane Delta, while one town has … On September 23, 2005, Hurricane Rita hit Cameron Parish hard. Hurricane Laura was one of the most powerful storms to hit eastern Louisiana, becoming the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall since Betsy … Many residents are still living in hotels in Texas or other parts of Louisiana and commuting into town to oversee their rebuilding or entrusting the work to contractors from afar. Hide Caption 3 of 24 Dr. Russell Ledet speaks with "GMA" about donations and relief efforts for his hometown Lake Charles, Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Laura. According to Louisiana government figures, nearly 47,000 homes were damaged by Hurricane Laura, with about 16,000 of those in need of major repairs. “It’s been crazy.". LAKE CHARLES, La. LAKE CHARLES, La. Yale doc: Holidays different for those with COVID who lost... Police: Woman seriously injured in Hamden shooting, ‘My God, that’s a person’: Boat captain rescued man from river, House fire quickly extinguished in Cheshire, CT-linked authors tell of ‘The FBI Way,’ ‘Guide to America’, COVID-19 survivor: ‘I’m alive and we’re all going to be together’, New Haven school offers holiday joy during pandemic. It may have ‘spluttered and fluttered’ but this snow angel was... 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Southwest Louisiana debris and damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, September 2020 [Image 1 of 16] GRAND LAKE, LA, UNITED STATES 10.02.2020 ... GRAND LAKE, LA, US: Web Views: 5: Hi/Low, RealFeel®, precip, radar, & everything you need to be ready for the day, commute, and weekend! Grand Lake Branch was opened on August 18, 2003. Trahan said she didn't want to take her family and the family's dogs to a shelter, and looters have gone through their possessions, so the family decided to remain on the property. Two-week old twins Lilly and Zoey lay in a bassinet as Hannah Bourque hugs church volunteers who brought Christmas presents to her son Conner, seated, outside the camper she is living in with her grandfather, while her mother lives in a tent in the backyard of their heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. A Facebook group set up after Hurricane Laura has become a lifeline for struggling residents. (AP) — As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. A worker walks past a sign two weeks after Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, La., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. That's what happened to Cristin Trahan and her family. Nelda was born on September 11, 1942 in Franklin, LA to Ina Foreman and Placid Chesson. 13 of 26 A warped ceiling fan hangs near a hole in the roof of Dewana Young's heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La… The hurricane … We have an opportunity to make a huge impact on a small community in Southwest Louisiana that was devastated by Hurricane Laura. He counts himself lucky because he has a fence — albeit a damaged, lopsided one — surrounding his backyard. Grand Lake School is a primary and secondary public school run by the Cameron Parish School Board with grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12. It's still their home, after all. The Mother Lode: The spirit of giving finds a home in Byram. A destroyed home is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Hannah Bourque holds one of her two-week old twins outside the camper she is living in with her grandfather, while her mother lives in a tent in the backyard, outside their heavily damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (WBRC) - Hurricane Laura caused a great deal of damage and flooding across southwest Louisiana late Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. Drone video captured extensive hurricane damage to the area around Lake Charles, Louisiana. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Roof after roof smashed. / … But during her daily 45-minute commute from the trailer the family is living in to the hospital where she works as a respiratory therapist, she sees how much still needs to be done. On Oct. 9, recovering residents watched as Category 2 Delta swept in just a few miles away. Sherry Bourque enters the back yard of her fathers heavily damaged home, where she is living in a tent, in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. And that’s all we can do,” she said. Damage from Hurricane Laura on August 27 in Grand Lake, Louisiana. A warped ceiling fan hangs near a hole in the roof of Dewana Young's heavily damaged home, in the aftermath of both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Grand Lake, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. You know Elf on the Shelf; in New Haven there’s elf with AI. They've struggled to keep the rain out of their tent. 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