Cleanup continues in Louisiana after extensive tornado damage
By Jordan West
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AVONDALE, Louisiana (WDSU) — Residents in Avondale are working to recover Friday after Arthur brought widespread flooding, tornadic weather, and destruction to the area.
The storm, which deteriorated Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, lost its tropical strength but still caused significant damage in Louisiana.
Several homes in Avondale were destroyed, and two people, a man and a woman with leg injuries, were taken to the hospital for treatment for their injuries.
One resident shared how roof damage at her home has complicated power restoration efforts, even though Entergy restored power to the rest of her neighborhood.
She said she is concerned about the impact of the outage on her husband’s health.
“He has his machine that he has to use either to eat or to drink, he’ll start choking if he doesn’t’ have this power source on,” she said.
After learning about the issue, Jefferson Parish Councilwoman Jennifer Van Vrancken helped send EMS to the resident’s home to transport her husband to a safer location.
First responders are continuing their efforts in the area this morning to help secure the community.
Those first responders will face extreme heat and more flash flooding due to scattered afternoon storms.
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