More than St. Charles Parish officials warn of possible local impacts ahead of Hurricane Laura August 26, 2020 Monique Roth 0 St. Charles Parish officials are asking local residents to secure items around their homes and continue to stay weather aware ahead of Hurricane Lauras landfall in Louisiana later tonight. St. Charles Parish officials have announced a mandatory evacuation for all residents in the parish. Home Menu. Parish Government Structure; Parish President; St. Charles Parish, 15045 River Road, P.O. Search Go. Hurricane Laura slammed southern Louisiana early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, one of the most powerful to strike the Gulf Coast in decades. E-Newsletters Bids and Proposals Employment Contact Employee Portal Translate. Hurricane Laura made landfall on Aug. 27 in Cameron Parish, south of Lake Charles, as a Category 4 storm with 150-mile-per-hour winds. This is the most severe of the emergency classifications, and protective actions for large numbers of people would be necessary. Box 302, Hahnville, LA 70057 | A video early Thursday morning show damage to L'Auberge Casino Resort, located on Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, after Hurricane Laura The evacuation order is St. Charles Parish President Matthew Jewell signed the evacuation order Sunday afternoon, noting that the storm will cause widespread power outages and limit the availability of emergency services. HAHNVILLE, LA President Matthew Jewell has declared a State of Emergency in St. Charles Parish in preparation for Tropical Strom Laura and Tropical Depression Fourteen. Hurricane conditions were spreading further inland Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 6 a.m., Laura was about 55 miles north of Lake Charles and was moving north at 15 mph. Hurricane Laura damaged a Lake Charles Confederate monument, after parish officials voted to keep it Grace Pateras, Lafayette Daily Advertiser 8/28/2020 Capitol St. Charles Parish and United Way St. Charles have teamed up to collect supply donations for victims of Hurricane Laura. A cat walks through debris at Chris Johnson's home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. Home; Government. All emergency resources would be activated, and assistance would be requested from federal, state and local parish emergency response agencies as necessary. CHARLES PARISH, La. LATEST ON HURRICANE MARCO AND LAURA.