The hurricane's top wind speed of 150 mph (241 kph) put it among the strongest systems on record in the U.S. Not until 11 hours after landfall did Laura finally lose hurricane status as it plowed ...

One of the hardest hit areas in the U.S. was Lake Charles. In addition to extreme winds, Hurricane Laura also brought a catastrophic storm surge of between 12 and 18 feet in Southern Louisiana.

At least four people in Louisiana were killed by falling trees during Hurricane Laura, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday. A 14-year-old girl in Vernon Parish was the first reported fatality.

The hurricane's top wind speed of 150 mph (241 kph) put it among the strongest systems on record in the U.S. Not until 11 hours after landfall did Laura finally lose hurricane status as it plowed ...

The National Hurricane Center said Laura slammed the coast with winds of 150 mph at 1 a.m. as a Category 4 hurricane near Cameron, Louisiana, a 400-person community about 30 miles southeast of Orange.

HOUSTON, Texas -- The destruction from Hurricane Laura will likely take years to clean up, and though recovery efforts are underway, some families are only starting to mourn those lost in the ...

Why Red Cross volunteers from California aren't being sent to help with Hurricane Laura relief The hurricanes on the East Coast and wildfires in California are magnifying the need for more ...