28 deaths in Louisiana attributed to Hurricane Laura
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 12:59 PM CDT
LOUISIANA (WAFB) - At least 28 deaths in Louisiana have been attributed to Hurricane Laura, according to Governor John Bel Edwards.
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The Louisiana Department of Health has verified the following deaths:
- 14-year-old female, Vernon Parish, fallen tree
- 51-year-old male, Jackson Parish, fallen tree
- 68-year-old male, Acadia Parish, fallen tree
- 64-year-old female, Allen Parish, fallen tree
- Male, Calcasieu Parish, drowning
- 24-year-old male, Calcasieu Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
- 56-year-old female, Calcasieu Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
- 61-year-old male, Calcasieu Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
- 81-year-old female, Calcasieu Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
- 72-year-old male, Calcasieu Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
- 84-year-old male, Allen Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
- 80-year-old female, Allen Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
- 57-year-old male, Calcasieu Parish, head injury after falling from roof
- One resident, Calcasieu Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning
- 49-year-old male, Rapides Parish, storm cleanup
- 36-year-old male, Beauregard Parish, heat-related illness
- 80 to 89-year-old female, Beauregard Parish, heat-related illness
- 65-year-old male, Rapides Parish, heat-related illness
- 50-year-old male, Rapides Parish, heat-related illness
- 70-year-old male, Calcasieu Parish, carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
- 41-year-old male, Vernon Parish, heat-related illness
- 47-year-old male, Vernon Parish, heat-related illness
- 59-year-old male, Calcasieu Parish, head injury during storm cleanup
- 52-year-old male, Grant Parish, heat-related illness
- 25-year-old male, Natchitoches Parish, electrocution
- 45-year-old male, Calcasieu Parish, smoke inhalation and burns from house fire
- 58-year-old female, Rapides Parish, heat-related illness.
At the time of landfall, Hurricane Laura was one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Louisiana in modern history.
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