Storm Damage - Hurricane Laura

9/15/2020 (Permalink)

On August 27^th, 2020 the strongest storm of the 2020 Hurricane Season made landfall in the United States. A Category 4 Hurricane nicknamed “Laura.” Before hitting the US, this storm had moved across the ocean and caused major damage to several other smaller countries. When she hit the United States, Texas and Louisiana got the brunt of the damage.

When Laura receded back into the gulf, it was time to assess the damage. She caused a lot of destruction moving through the area to many different towns, buildings, homes and businesses. But the one positive thing was that residents had several days warning she was going to make landfall. With the locals having a little bit of time to make plans and/or evacuate the areas that they believed would be hit the worst, many lives were saved. But now that she is gone, one of the hardest parts is here: returning home and seeing the damage that was caused while you were gone. While you may believe you are prepared to see the devastation, there is no way to be 100% ready to see what happened to your own home or business.  

SERVPRO is a franchise business that is located in most areas in the country, and around the world. Normally at each franchise, there are enough offices and crews on hand to handle any size job that comes their way. But there are instances, like when a major disaster strikes, there comes a time to call in reinforcements. Once this happens, SERVPRO corporate then starts calling in other trusted franchises to travel to the areas where the damage is and begin working.

SERVPRO of Hardin/Larue County was called upon to send teams to the Lake Charles area in Louisiana. We quickly accepted the invitation and hit the road. We have now had crews there for over two weeks, and we will be there as long as we are needed.