Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Covering tornado damage in two states

https://www.khou.com/article/weather/arabi-louisiana-tornado-man-killed/285-df3a3aca-bed9-488c-ae5b-473c6283da36 

A system of tornadoes struck Texas and Louisiana over a 24 hour period.  We spent one day about two hours north of Houston covering the impact on Crockett, TX.  Multiple homes and businesses suffered significant damage.  A photographer and I were dispatched to the New Orleans area the next day after the community of Arabi was struck by an EF3 twister.  The damage there was even more extensive.  Attached is one of the numerous stories we filed during a 13-hour work day.  Many people from the NOLA area relocated to Houston after Katrina.  There's a lot of interest locally in things that happen there. 

Stepping back into Texas history

I haven't been able to update my blog in a while because of technical issues.  But here's a story from the not so distant past.  I g...