Local hurricane relief efforts send supplies to Louisiana
Originally published in the Mountain Times- Sept. 16, 2020 Current and former students of McNeese State University in Louisiana raise their fingers in the official college salute, send the message “Geaux Pokes” to their friends down south. By Brooke Geery Early in the morning of Aug. 27, Hurricane Laura slammed into DeRidder, Louisiana, causing widespread destruction. Ruth Tolar, a 30-year resident of Killington, watched from afar as her hometown, and her entire family, sat directly in the hurricane’s path. “Even though the floods were not what was expected, there is extreme damage done to the area,” Tolar said on Facebook. “Most of the areas are looking at 6-8 weeks—at least—before…
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