Hurricane Laura made sure to take down a Confederate statue in Louisiana just weeks after local officials voted to keep it. Bloop! More inside…
Won’t he do it?!
Despite the damage and destruction brought on by Hurricane Laura, sis had some very important business to handle in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
After the shooting death of George Floyd, renewed calls to remove Confederate statues began to surge. Officials in some cities made the decision to take some of the statues down, while in other cities the people took it into their own hands and knocked them down.
Two weeks ago, officials in Lake Charles decided to keep a controversial Confederate monument that sat outside the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse. It was voted 10-5 to leave it up. The statue was put up to honor fallen Confederate soldiers in 1915.
Well, Mother Nature wasn't having it when Hurricane Laura touched down in the city.
Yesterday, gusty winds from Hurricane Laura knocked the soldier statute down, damaging it significantly. Look at his ankles all twisted up.
Lake Charles, Louisiana voted 10 to 5 to leave up the Confederate South’s Defenders Monument.
Hurricane Laura toppled the statue atop of the monument overnight.
Photo: @davantelewis pic.twitter.com/Y3HpxbUgZo
— Travis Akers (@travisakers) August 27, 2020
My dad sent me some pics of the South’s Defenders monument in Downtown Lake Charles post-Laura and... I think some people may be happy about this. #HurricanLaura #HurricaneLaura2020 #Louisiana #lakecharleslouisiana #LakeCharles pic.twitter.com/dzHd5dSwNH
— Andrew Beam #PrayForLakeCharles (@dancemachine48) August 27, 2020
Bloop!
On a more serious note, Hurricane Laura killed 6 people in Louisiana, according to the NY Times. When she made landfall, winds got up to 150mph, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.
Here are pics and videos of the destruction across the state:
AccuWeather's @jpetramala talked with residents of Lake Charles, Louisiana, who sheltered in place during Hurricane Laura. https://t.co/Pv8C2DxYYy Get the latest on #Laura: https://t.co/u7Zf7M2Hgo pic.twitter.com/mSXp3Lzl8U
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 28, 2020
After Hurricane Laura made landfall, a large chemical fire erupted at chlorine production plant just west of Lake Charles, sending a billowing plume of smoke for miles.
See more photos and videos here: https://t.co/dBiLTVfh7X pic.twitter.com/UhYLSOpJeE
— NOLA.com (@NOLAnews) August 27, 2020
My childhood and family church took a major hit. I was the first born baby here, baptized here, and have so many memories of this church!
Picture by: @Meloniewallace pic.twitter.com/9ynCEWnZEY
— Davante Lewis (@davantelewis) August 28, 2020
My great aunt and uncle’s house took a hit. Not sure what has happen to the interior yet,
That old tree was home base for my siblings and cousins during our games of tag! pic.twitter.com/NXCm32mHtP
— Davante Lewis (@davantelewis) August 28, 2020
Dave Malkoff surveyed Hurricane Laura destruction in Cameron, LA. pic.twitter.com/wfHhKXXd2t
— AMHQ (@AMHQ) August 28, 2020
Here is a photo out of Grand Cheiner Taken this morning pic.twitter.com/khjEwvbx31
— caligirl (@cali_n8vgrl) August 28, 2020
We are on the ground working with state and local officials to support areas affected by #Laura. Our National Response Coordination Center is operating 24/7 to coordinate debris removal and other immediate response efforts alongside the whole community. pic.twitter.com/bJNJ2lliml
— FEMA (@fema) August 27, 2020
If you or someone you know have been affected by Hurricane Laura, you can apply for federal aid at fema.gov, or call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362. (TTY 800-462-7585.
Photo: @davantelewis
source: theybf
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