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'This Is A Last-Ditch Effort': Lake Charles Mayor Begs Residents To Evacuate Ahead Of Laura

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Rosemary Westwood,
Rosemary Westwood
Published August 26, 2020 at 11:12 AM CDT
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Sunset over the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge, Lake Charles.
Brandon Price

Mandatory evacuations are underway in Lake Charles and Calcasieu Parish, as forecasters say Hurricane Laura is strengthening and could possibly become a Category 4 storm when it hits the area.

To learn more, Morning Edition host Diane Mack spoke with the mayor of Lake Charles, Nic Hunter.

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Rosemary Westwood
Rosemary Westwood is the public reporter for WWNO/WRKF. She was previously a freelance writer specializing in gender and reproductive rights, a radio producer, columnist, magazine writer and podcast host.
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Rosemary Westwood
Rosemary Westwood is the public and reproductive health reporter for WWNO/WRKF. She was previously a freelance writer specializing in gender and reproductive rights, a radio producer, columnist, magazine writer and podcast host.