Were mandatory evacuations necessary along Texas Coast?
As preparation for Hurricane Laura, mayors along the Texas Gulf Coast either put into place a mandatory or voluntary evacuation order.
As preparation for Hurricane Laura, mayors along the Texas Gulf Coast either put into place a mandatory or voluntary evacuation order.
Overwhelmed Lake Charles residents pick up the pieces with no electricity
Trees litter the ground like matchsticks. Power lines look like contortionists and residents are left picking up the pieces after Hurricane Laura blew through town.
Trees litter the ground like matchsticks. Power lines look like contortionists and residents are left picking up the pieces after Hurricane Laura blew through town.
Once a Category 4 hurricane, Laura moves over Arkansas as tropical depression
Laura, once a Category 4 hurricane, weakened to a tropical storm about 11 hours after making landfall along the southwestern Louisiana coast.
Laura, once a Category 4 hurricane, weakened to a tropical storm about 11 hours after making landfall along the southwestern Louisiana coast.
Were mandatory hurricane evacuations necessary?
With Hurricane Laura passing near the city of Houston, the question is being asked: Were mandatory evacuations necessary? FOX 26's Tiffany Justice has more.
With Hurricane Laura passing near the city of Houston, the question is being asked: Were mandatory evacuations necessary? FOX 26's Tiffany Justice has more.
Lake Charles residents recovering following Hurricane Laura
FOX 26's Randy Wallace speaks with residents who surveyed what was left behind by Hurricane Laura.
FOX 26's Randy Wallace speaks with residents who surveyed what was left behind by Hurricane Laura.
How to avoid repair, charity scams after Hurricane Laura
Even after natural disasters like Hurricane Laura, scammers are ready to take advantage of those who need repairs or those who are looking to help victims.
Even after natural disasters like Hurricane Laura, scammers are ready to take advantage of those who need repairs or those who are looking to help victims.
Residents return to Galveston Island relieved to see area saved from Hurricane Laura
After Hurricane Laura stayed east of Galveston Island, residents are relieved as they make their way back home.
After Hurricane Laura stayed east of Galveston Island, residents are relieved as they make their way back home.
Texas Army National Guard ready to help out in Louisiana
The groups of emergency workers stationed at Ford Pavilion in Beaumont are ready to roll out after Laura left destruction in Louisiana.
The groups of emergency workers stationed at Ford Pavilion in Beaumont are ready to roll out after Laura left destruction in Louisiana.
Texas Motor Speedway opens campgrounds to hurricane evacuees
Texas Motor Speedway is opening one of its campgrounds to evacuees.
Texas Motor Speedway is opening one of its campgrounds to evacuees.
'Glass falling everywhere': Video, images show damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura
Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with heavy wind and torrential rain, unleashing a wall of seawater on cities in its path.
Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with heavy wind and torrential rain, unleashing a wall of seawater on cities in its path.
4 deaths caused by falling trees in Louisiana during Hurricane Laura
The governor of Louisiana says four people, including a 14-year-old girl and an 68-year-old man, were killed by falling trees as Hurricane Laura moved through the state.
The governor of Louisiana says four people, including a 14-year-old girl and an 68-year-old man, were killed by falling trees as Hurricane Laura moved through the state.
LIST: Evacuation orders in SE Texas counties and cities
Check this list of voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders in southeast Texas counties and cities, and which ones have now been lifted.
Check this list of voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders in southeast Texas counties and cities, and which ones have now been lifted.
Hurricane Laura captured in stunning pictures from space
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy has photographed Hurricane Laura from his vantage point on the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy has photographed Hurricane Laura from his vantage point on the International Space Station.
Chemical fire billows near Lake Charles in Hurricane Laura’s wake
A fire at a Louisiana chlorine plant erupted with thick, billowing smoke Thursday after Hurricane Laura plowed through part of the country’s petrochemical corridor with storm surges and fierce wind, forcing residents around the plant to shelter in their homes.
A fire at a Louisiana chlorine plant erupted with thick, billowing smoke Thursday after Hurricane Laura plowed through part of the country’s petrochemical corridor with storm surges and fierce wind, forcing residents around the plant to shelter in their homes.
Louisiana sheriff to residents: ‘Write your name... and next of kin and put it in a ziploc bag in your pocket’
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a mandatory evacuation and grim warning to residents choosing to ride out Hurricane Laura rather than evacuate.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a mandatory evacuation and grim warning to residents choosing to ride out Hurricane Laura rather than evacuate.
How you can help those affected by Hurricane Laura
Are you looking to help those affected by Hurricane Laura? Here are some of the ways that you can help recovery efforts.
Are you looking to help those affected by Hurricane Laura? Here are some of the ways that you can help recovery efforts.
Hurricane Laura moving inland over Louisiana after making landfall as Cat 4
Hurricane Laura made landfall and brings unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves that will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Hurricane Laura made landfall and brings unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves that will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Houston mayor urging residents to shelter-in-place overnight
Houston residents are urged to remain indoors throughout the evening, bring in or tie down any loose items in your yard or driveway and bring your pets indoors.
Houston residents are urged to remain indoors throughout the evening, bring in or tie down any loose items in your yard or driveway and bring your pets indoors.
As Hurricane Laura bears down, nursing homes juggle evacuations amid coronavirus fears
About 1,500 residents of long-term care facilities in Texas have been evacuated as a powerful Hurricane Laura nears its coastline.
About 1,500 residents of long-term care facilities in Texas have been evacuated as a powerful Hurricane Laura nears its coastline.
Major hurricanes are brewing at a higher rate than years past, and they're causing more damage
Nasty hurricanes that cause billions of dollars in damage are hitting more often.
Nasty hurricanes that cause billions of dollars in damage are hitting more often.