Hurricane Delta Hits Lake Charles (2020)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-10-16
Duration: 00:05:27
Subjects: Natural Disasters | Hurricanes | Hurricane Delta, 2020 | Hurricane Laura, 2020 | Disaster response and recovery
Contributors:
- Williams, Natasha Host
- Crews, Keith Editor
- Cappel, Sarah Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 16, 2020, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Natasha Williams’ report on Hurricane Delta hitting Lake Charles six weeks after Hurricane Laura. She interviews Sarah Cappel, a Lake Charles resident, who discusses: the damage from Hurricane Delta; Hurricane Delta erasing the progress made in the Hurricane Laura recovery effort; and her concerns about businesses not returning to Lake Charles following the COVID-19 pandemic and two devastating hurricanes.