Our Lady is one of the two churches in the Cameron Parish overseen by Thompson. Neil Higgins’ deep roots in the town is what pulled him and his wife, Edie, to build their home there and what’s keeping them there even after Laura. The mother stood spotless in front of the church. Andrew Capps / Lafayette Daily Advertiser, Andrew Capps / Lafayette Daily Advertiser. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) The cemetery at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Cameron, Louisiana, is flooded on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, following Hurricane Delta moved through the area. But storm after storm has broken some people down. Price came back to a flooded home. Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. The cemetery at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Cameron, Louisiana, is flooded on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, as water from Hurricane Delta inundated the area. Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser. “The people here, they don’t keep moving back here because they’re imprudent,” Thompson said. Marcus Peterson walks past a downed tree in his yard after Hurricane Delta moved through, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Jennings, Louisiana. Hurricane Delta: See storm damage at Creole, La. Thompson said he has already held two community meetings with families of those whose bodies were lost in the most recent bout of storms. Hurricane Delta makes its way toward Louisiana, threatening to bring powerful winds and storm surge to the area of the coast still recovering from Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Delta made landfall as a Category 2 storm in Louisiana initially leaving some 300,000 customers without power. A trailer is flipped following landfall of Hurricane Laura on Aug. 27, 2020 in western Cameron Parish, LA. Inez Young, left, and sister Mary Carter clean up the street in front of their mother Mary Price's home at the corner of 15th and Willow Glen Roads in Alexandria, Louisiana., on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. That tanker left before Hurricane Delta hit the coast near Cameron on Oct. 9. Cameron is even smaller – about 400 residents. (KPLC) - After Hurricane Laura made landfall, a mandatory evacuation for the lower portions of Cameron Parish was never lifted, and now, almost the entire parish is evacuating as Hurricane Delta approaches. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km). Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph before rapidly weakening over land. Record-breaking hurricane season could pass into history as drenching Delta exits Gulf Coast, This drone footage over Cameron provides an immediate look at the damage done by Hurricane Laura in August 2020. Cameron, Louisiana, is still under a mandatory evacuation order from Hurricane Laura. There are still many questions about COVID-19, Trump campaign's pitch to women voters: Let's get back to pre-pandemic 'normal'. The Rev. Hurricane Laura's damage and flooding as it made landfall in Cameron will be studied for months by weather scientists looking for clues about better protections and forecasts. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sydney Phoenix. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. “It’s hard to come back and see it again and then to know there’s another (hurricane) that’s out there,” she said. Damage around the area of Crowley, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, following Hurricane Delta which came through the area Friday. Drakes said the water was up to the ramp at one point. The original church was knocked down by a hurricane in the 20th century. Category 2 Hurricane Delta has strengthened further and life-threatening storm surge is expected to begin along portions of the northern Gulf Coast on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane … The Higgins men are shrimpers and pass the knowledge down from son to son. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. A statue of Mary leans against a stone at the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Creole, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. She was recovered, but Vincent said some families still have lost loved ones after Ike and Rita. brett@livestormsnow.com Waves and winds increasing in Cameron, LA. ... incurred catastrophic damage during Hurricane Delta. (Photo: Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times). Patrick Sonnier, right, paddles Marco Espinoza, left, and Andres Espinoza to dry land in Delcambre, La., on Saturday morning October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. An hour before Vincent stood before the white marble statue of the Virgin Mary, the Rev. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta sweep through the area with heavy rain. Widespread destruction is seen in Holly Beach, Louisiana, on the day Hurricane Laura hit the Gulf Coast as a category 4 storm. Hurricane Delta made landfall as a Category 2 storm in Louisiana initially leaving some 300,000 customers without power. With each storm that barrels through, Vincent said fewer people return. Cameron is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. Damage in the area of Jennings, Louisiana, following Hurricane Delta on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. The roof of car port in Abbeville, Louisiana, is missing on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through the area on Friday. Damage was seen in the area of Jennings, Louisiana, following Hurricane Delta on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. D. B. Thompson and Canon Jean-Marie Moreau visit the shrine of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Cameron, Louisiana, on Oct.10. As of 7 a.m., Delta was about 160 miles south of Cameron, La., and was moving north at … Although the original building has been washed away by storms, the congregation has pulled together to rebuild it at least four times. A mausoleum has missing caskets on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after damage from Hurricane Laura at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura damage to a school is viewed Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. Delta is expected to hit Louisiana later this week. Jasper Colt-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Content Services, LLC. Houses are surrounded by floodwaters in Delcambre, La., on Saturday morning October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. A newly framed house in Duson, Louisiana, was leveled by Hurricane Delta as seen on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Strengthening is forecast, and Delta is expected to become a major hurricane again by tonight. The wounds are reopened, but it’s peaceful to know they’re back in their resting place.”, The pelican in her piety seal lies at the altar at the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Creole, Louisiana. Hurricane Delta moved over Lake Charles, a city where Hurricane Laura damaged nearly every home and building in late August. As Thompson and Moreau surveyed the second church, they found a lit candle from a parishioner inside that withstood Delta’s rains. A Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew conducted an overflight of impacted areas to assess damage. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Laura and Delta may be the final one-two punch. The town’s gas station and little restaurant were ruined by Laura, and the storms forced the new bar and grill – a town treat – to shutter. CAMERON, La. Abbeville Fire Department crews clear away a downed tree on S State Street in Abbeville, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through area. A helicopter surveys the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Holly Beach, La. Damage in the area of Welsh, Louisiana, following Hurricane Delta on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Hurricanes are a way of life for people here. The storm made landfall around 6 p.m. local time near Creole, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of … The Daily Advertiser. Colt Dooley, left, and Catina Dooley walk out of their flooded neighborhood in Delcambre, La., on Saturday morning October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. Damage seen near Lake Charles, Louisiana, following Hurricane Delta on October 10, 2020. Reporting by Diptendu Lahiri in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama. Store damaged by Hurricane Delta in Gueydan, Louisiana, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Vincent’s family members, including her brother and her grandmother, are buried there. Damage is seen Cameron… Arborist Michael McDonald clearing trees that have fallen on houses during Hurricane Delta in Jennings, LA. Len Moneaux poles his boat along a flooded street as he checks on neighbors in Delcambre, La., on Saturday morning October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. The shrine for Our Lady withstood Laura, and Thompson and Canon Jean-Marie Moreau prayed she’d still be standing when they arrived to Cameron. A journalist photographs damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura Thursday in Holly Beach, La. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Patrick Sonnier, right, paddles Anna Madina, left, and Connie Reed to dry land in Delcambre, La., on Saturday morning October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. Bodies are frequently tagged now before burial to make sure they can be identified if the waters pull the caskets from mausoleums. KATC's Chris Welty is in Cameron Parish where a road has fallen off into the water after extensive damage from Hurricane Delta making landfall. Little was left standing on Holly Beach after Hurricane Ike swept the Cameron Parish community in September 2008. hurricanes keep decimating southwest Louisiana, hurricane made landfall in Cameron on Aug. 27, Record-breaking hurricane season could pass into history as drenching Delta exits Gulf Coast, Athletes face emotional blow as pandemic uproots college sports, Gueydan family rides out Hurricane Delta weeks after Laura, See what Hurricane Delta looks like after landfall, There are still many questions about COVID-19, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Stephen Chark, right, helps Carrie Smith as she leaves her home on 14th Street off Willow Glen Road in Alexandria, Louisiana. “But when they disappear after a hurricane, you want them found and put back. Hurricane Delta could hit the area later this week. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. It’s the only home she’s known, but as hurricanes keep decimating southwest Louisiana and jobs ship out of the Cameron Parish, the temptation is there. The Cameron Parish courthouse and destroyed downtown Cameron La. Vincent, a Cameron native, came to inspect Our Lady Star of the Sea, to see the destruction left in the path of Laura and compounded by Delta. Thompson said he was unsure if Sacred Heart would rebuild – it’s up to the Diocese of Lake Charles – and it would be at least a year before the restoration would be complete if they move forward with raising a new building for the fifth time. “You know it could happen again.”. A large section of the wall of a law office in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, was damaged on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through the area. The 15mn t/yr Cameron LNG in Hackberry, Louisiana in the US suffered no damage from Hurricane Delta, allowing production to begin from 11 October. Father D. B. Thompson, left, and Canon Jean-Marie Moreau look at the shrine of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Cameron, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct.10, 2020. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool), Damage left by Hurricane Laura is seen Thursday Aug. 27, 2020, in Holly Beach, La. “But do you know how lonely this place is going to be?”, Seasons derailed, programs cut: Athletes face emotional blow as pandemic uproots college sports, The Rev. Chris Touchet working to repair H & H Tire in Jennings, LA after Hurricane Delta. A business destroyed from Hurricane Laura lies in pieces, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Cameron, La., in advance of Hurricane Delta, which is expected to make landfall Friday. © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Soncia King holds onto her husband Patrick King in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, as they walk through the flooded street to their home, after Hurricane Delta moved through on Friday. area, seen from the air Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta passed through the area the … Journalists examine damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura, Thursday in Holly Beach, La. Hurricane Delta dumped heavy rain on the area Friday night and early Saturday morning. To see it damaged, with broken windows, shattered pews and sludge creeping through the hall, is devastating. The priest juggles masses between Our Lady and Sacred Heart of Jesus in Creole. Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph before rapidly weakening over land. Widespread destruction is seen in Southwest Cameron Parish on the day Hurricane Laura hit the Gulf Coast as a category 4 storm. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. The flame danced in the tall candle inside the dark and dingy church, crushed by winds and water. Delta is located about 400 miles (645 km) south of Cameron, Louisiana, packing a maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour(165 km/h). Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Patrick King and Soncia King walk through flood waters from Hurricane Delta toward their home (R) which they were still repairing from damage from Hurricane Laura on October 10, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Wayne Mouton surveys the damage of his boat and storage building in Abbeville, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta hit the area. Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Damage was seen in the area of Welsh, Louisiana, following Hurricane Delta on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. The church "was a little gem,” Thompson said. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Andrew Capps / Lafayette Daily Advertiser. By: Chris Welty. Graves at The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Creole, Louisiana, are flooded on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after damage from Hurricane Laura and more from Hurricane Delta hit the area. Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph (155 kph) before rapidly weakening over land. image via National Hurricane Center. Flooded streets in Delcambre, La., on Saturday morning October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. Damaged homes sit among flood waters Thursday in Holly Beach, Louisiana. 'Don't forget about us': Gueydan family rides out Hurricane Delta weeks after Laura, Standing tall above the ground, with her hand outstretched, as if holding back deadly water, a command is etched into a plaque: “Do not harm my children.”. Decimated by Rita in 2005 and hit by Ike in 2008. “You always want that closure when someone dies,” Vincent said. – Michelle Vincent stood before the Virgin Mary and whispered a prayer, thanking the mother for her protection during Hurricane Delta. Father D. B. Thompson says a prayer over flooded graves at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Cameron, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through the area. She came to check on their graves to ensure they weren’t robbed by the floods, knowing the pain of finding an empty tomb after her grandmother’s casket was moved by a past hurricane. – Michelle Vincent stood before the Virgin Mary and whispered a prayer, thanking the mother for her protection during Hurricane Delta. Vehicles drive through flooded streets in Delcambre, La., on Saturday morning October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Michelli. Cameron Parish LA Public Insurance Adjusters Our team is ready to help you get maximum payout from your insurance company. A gas station damaged by Hurricane Delta in Abbeville, Louisiana, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. A stop sign lies on a muddy street left behind in the wake of Hurricane Laura, Thursday in Holly Beach, La. Roberta Palermo, right, the owner of The Bank Hotel, and a hotel guest, left, check their smartphones in darkness due to power outage at the lobby of The Bank Hotel as Hurricane Delta makes landfall on October 9, 2020 in Lake Arthur, Louisiana. Floodwaters surround buildings in Delcambre, La., on Saturday October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. Father D. B. Thompson at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Cameron, Louisiana on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.After sustaining extreme damage from Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008, in the 2010 Census Cameron was recorded as having a population of only 406, a 79% drop since 2000. “We’re coming back,” Neil Higgins said, “no matter what.”, Follow reporter Brinley Hineman on Twitter: @brinleyhineman, Is 6 feet really a safe distance? Joseph's mother lives in the area. The storm is still a Category 2 hurricane … We're survivors". His wife and daughter were in the house cleaning up. “You don’t want to give up on the community,” she said. A man stands on his front lawn and looks at the flooded street in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through on Friday. Four angels stand guard around the mother. Forecasters reported 7 feet (2 meters) of storm surge east of Cameron, a sparely populated coastal community devastated by 2005′s Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Ike in 2008, and warned that some areas could see water reach 11 feet (3.3 meters) above ground along the Louisiana coast. A Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew conducted an overflight of impacted areas to asses damage. Thompson said that after each hurricane, fewer people return to Creole, where the population is less than 700. Price, 91, was staying with her daughter Elvira Price Davis in Pineville, Louisiana, the night before Hurricane Delta came through the area. USA TODAY. A large tree was blown over onto a home, upending a garden shed by Hurricane Delta in Delcambre, Louisiana, as seen on Saturday, Oct.10, 2020. Make us your first call at 800-654-3041 for a free insurance claim consult. The Mary Statue was not blown over. Cleveland Lindsey, left, 70, gets help from a rescue crew from Alexandria Fire Department after his home on 14th Street in Alexandria, Louisiana, flooded after Hurricane Delta dumped heavy rain in the area Friday night and Saturday morning. With few houses dotting the road into Creole and Cameron, sitting high on stilts above the marshy ground, it’s easy to see why. A woman surveys damage in Crowley, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, following Hurricane Delta which came through the area Friday. It was found on a road about 100-feet away. CAMERON, LA – Drone footage shows severe flooding around Cameron, Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Delta. Marialisa Wyatt's home sustained during Hurricane Delta, only six weeks after it was battered by Laura in Lake Charles, LA Saturday October 10, 2020. Delcambre, La., mayor Pam Blakely checks on damaged homes in the town on Saturday morning October 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta hit the Louisiana Coast overnight. Peter Piazza (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool), Water covers land after the passage of Hurricane Laura, Thursday Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. church, Hurricane Delta damage: See the aftermath of the storm in Louisiana, Cameron Parish, Louisiana pictures of damage after Hurricane Laura, Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/12/cameron-louisiana-delta-recovery-2020-hurricane-season-laura/5963552002/. Damage seen in the near Lake Charles, Louisiana, following Hurricane Delta on October 10, 2020. “Yeah, our house is still there,” she said as tears streamed down her face. Hurricane Delta made landfall as a Category 2 storm in Louisiana initially leaving some 300,000 customers without power. A downed tree lays across two power lines and blocks E St. Victor Street in front of the Vermilion Parish Library in downtown Abbeville, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through the area on Friday. She’s grateful: She and her … The destruction is widespread in southwest Cameron Parish, La., after Hurricane Laura hit the Gulf Coast as a category 4 storm. If you continue we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Argus Media website. A statue of Jesus is reflected in the floodwaters of Hurricane Delta at The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Creole, Louisiana on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. People stand near a flooded-out street in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through on Friday. Edie Higgins and her oldest son, Eli Higgins, in front of their house the day after Hurricane Delta in Cameron, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. CAMERON, La. Delta is located about 400 miles (645 km) south of Cameron, Louisiana, packing a maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour(165 km/h). The beating continued Friday when Delta landed near Creole, 13 miles east. The Rev. It’s that resilience that has kept the Higgins family in Cameron for generations. Widespread destruction is seen in Holly Beach, Louisiana, after Hurricane Laura hit the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm on August 27, 2020. (Reuters) - Category 2 Hurricane Delta has strengthened further and life-threatening storm surge is expected to begin along portions of the northern Gulf Coast on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Delta is forecast to bring dangerous storm surge, wind and rainfall hazards along the coast of Louisiana throughout Friday evening. Hurricane Delta is just 25 miles away from Cameron, Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest update. A boarded-up house on Adair Drive in Lake Charles, Louisiana, bear the names of past hurricanes on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Emergency crews have cleared a downed treet which fell onto a power line on N St. Charles Street in Abbeville, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through the area. Personnel from the Louisiana National Guard drive through 15th Street off Willow Glen Road in Alexandria, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 looking for residents who need help leaving the area. After Laura, the church saw a constant stream of people to check on their loved ones. Fishing boat traffic is seen passing the Katrina Memorial ahead of Hurricane Delta in Shell Beach, La. After hurricanes Ike (2008) and Rita (2005), Vincent was ready to move elsewhere, but it was her husband who encouraged her to return. The pelican in her piety seal lays at the alter at the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Creole, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Minor damage in Crowley, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through the area. Nick Chaisson with Acadiana Tree clearing trees from yards in Jennings, LA after Hurricane Delta. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool), Trailers are scattered around due to Hurricane Laura, Thursday Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. Hurricane warnings are in effect from High Island, Tex., to Morgan City, La., and projections suggest Delta’s center will pass as close as 10 to 15 miles east of Lake Charles. His job was soon after shipped out to another part of the state, a four-hour commute between work and home. A boat flipped over in Maurice, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 after Hurricane Delta passed through the area. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. A utility pole was no match for the ferocity of Hurricane Laura in Holly Beach, Louisiana, on August 27, 2020. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. “You want to keep pushing and give it hope.”, Edie Higgins and her oldest son, Eli Higgins, in front of their house the day after Hurricane Delta in Cameron, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Residents use dune buggies to get to the beach. (AP Photo/Eric Gay), Journalists examine damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Holly Beach, La. (Photo: Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times). "The people of Southwest Louisiana are very resilient. The view from a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane during an overflight near Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 10, 2020. Trees uprooted by Hurricane Delta in Gueydan, LA. The sparse population paired with the sprawling wetlands where alligators pop up along the roadway make for a captivating beauty that draws visitors in. People survey the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura Thursday in Holly Beach, La. Downed trees in in Abbeville, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through area. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip), Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool), Buildings show damage from Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. Hurricanes are a part of life on the Gulf in southwest Louisiana. “We wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for all the people buried in that cemetery,” Thompson said. Kenny Drakes sweeps the ramp of his father's home on Douglas Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. The Rev. Hurricane Delta dumped heavy rains in the area flooding most streets and houses off Willow Glen. Hurricane Delta makes its way toward Louisiana, threatening to bring powerful winds and storm surge to the area of the coast still recovering from Hurricane Laura. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. The cemetery at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Cameron, Louisiana, is flooded on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, following Hurricane Delta moved through the area. Father D. B. Thompson, right, of The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Creole, Louisiana, and Canon Jean-Marie Moreau stand in what remains of the church on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Laura destroyed it and Hurricane Delta added more flooding. Damage was seen in the area of Crowley Louisiana following Hurricane Delta Saturday, October 10th, 2020. It was already hammered by Laura when the hurricane made landfall in Cameron on Aug. 27.