27 — 31

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— 31 U.S. Blanchard tally of Texas (4) and Louisiana (27)
–>14 CBS News (Villafranca). “U.S. death toll from Hurricane Laura rises to 14.” 8-28-2020.

Louisiana (27)
— 27 LA Dept. Health. “[LA DH] verifies one additional hurricane-related death…” 9-9-2020.
— 26 LA Dept. Health. “[LA DH] verifies one additional hurricane-related death…” 9-8-2020.
— 25 LA Dept. Health. “[LA DH] verifies two additional hurricane-related deaths.” 9-5-2020.
— 23 LA Dept. Health. “[LA DH] verifies three hurricane-related deaths…toll to 23.” 9-4-2020.
— 22 LA Dept. Health. “[LA DH] verifies two additional hurricane-related deaths.” 9-4-2020.
— 20 LA Dept. Health. “Update: [LDH] verifies additional hurricane-related deaths.” 9-3-2020.
–>19 NBC News/Phil Helsel. “Deaths related to Hurricane Laura rise to at least 24.” 9-3-2020.
Breakout of LA fatalities by Parish:
— 1 Acadia Parish; tree fall, male, 68.
— 3 Allen Parish.
–2 Carbon monoxide poisoning (male, 84; female, 80).
–1 Tree fall, female, 64.
— 2 Beauregard Parish.
–1 Heat-related illness, male, 36. (LDH. Update…hurricane-related deaths. 9-3-2020.)
–1 Heat related illness, female, 80-89. (LDH. Update…hurricane-related deaths. 9-3-2020.)
–11 Calcasieu Parish.
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning from generator; male, 70. (LDH. 9-3-2020.)
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning from home generator; male, 24. (LDH. 9-3-2020.)
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning from home generator; female, 56. (LDH. 9-3-2020.)
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning from home generator; male, 61. (LDH. 9-3-2020.)
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning from home generator; female, 81. (LDH. 9-3-2020.)
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning from home generator; male, 72. (LDH. 9-3-2020.)
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning from home generator; male, 31. (LDH. 9-3-2020.)
–1 Drowning; male from boat.
–1 Fall from roof with resulting head injury; male, 57. (LDH. 9-4-2020.)
–1 Falling tree limb; male, 59, hit on the head.
–1 House fire; smoke inhalation/thermal burs; use of candle or lantern for lighting. (LDH)
— 1 Grant Parish. Heat-related illness while removing storm debris; male, 52. (LDH. 9-5-2020.)
— 1 Jackson Parish. Tree fall, male, 51.
— 1 Natchitoches Parish. Electrocution upon contact with power line; Male, 25.
— 3 Rapides Parish.
–3 Medical conditions exacerbated by excessive heat after loss of electricity.
–1 Male, 50
–1 Male, 65
–1 Female, 58, while inside trailer with no electricity or air conditioning (#27)
–1 Storm cleanup accident; blunt force trauma; tree falls while being cut; male, 49.
— 3 Vernon Parish
–1 Tree fall; female, 14. (LDH. “Update…hurricane-related deaths.” 9-3-2020.)
–2 Males, 41 and 47, “while removing debris following the storm”). (LDH. 9-4-2020.)

Breakout of LA fatalities by cause:
— 9 Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning; home generators improperly ventilated.
–2 Allen Parish; home generator; female, 80, male, 84. LA Dept. of Health tweet, 8-29-2020.
–7 Calcasieu Parish.
— 1 Drowning; Calcasieu Parish; man; boat he was in sank during the storm.
— 1 Electrocution. Natchitoches Parish. Electrocution upon contact with power line; Male, 25.
— 1 Fall from roof with resulting head injury; male, 57.
— 5 Falling trees (or tree limb in the case of Calcasieu Parish).
–1 Acadia Parish; man, 68-years-old. (LDH, 9-4-2020.)
–1 Allen Parish; female, 64-years-old. (LDH, 9-4-2020.)
–1 Calcasieu Parish, male, 59-years-old. (LDH, 9-4-2020.)
–1 Jackson Parish; man, 51-years-old. (LDH, 9-4-2020.)
–1 Vernon Parish; 14-year-old girl; tree fell on home. (LDH, 9-4-2020.)
— 1 House fire; smoke inhalation/thermal burs; use of candle or lantern for lighting. (LDH, Sep 8)
— 8 Medical conditions exacerbated by excessive heat and loss of electricity. (LA Dept. Health)
–2 Beauregard Parish.
–1 Grant Parish. Male, 52, while removing storm debris.
–3 Rapides Parish.
–2 Vernon Parish (males, 41 and 47, “while removing debris following the storm”).
— 1 Storm cleanup accident; blunt force trauma, tree falls while being cut. Rapides Par., male, 49.

Texas ( 4)
— 3 Port Arthur. CO poisoning; people sleeping in building. (The Weather Channel. 8-29-2020.)
— 1 Sabine County. Tree fall onto home; David Murrell, 54. (NBC DFW 5. 8-28-2020.)

Summary of Hurricane Laura and Related Causes of Death in the U.S. (31)

–12 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
— 1 Drowning
— 1 Electrocution
— 1 Fall from roof with resulting head injuries
— 5 Falling Trees
— 1 Falling Tree Limb.
— 1 House fire; smoke inhalation/thermal burs; use of candle or lantern for lighting.
— 8 Medical conditions exacerbated by excessive heat following loss of electricity.
— 1 Storm cleanup accident; blunt force trauma, tree falls while being cut.

Non U.S. Deaths

— 4 Dominican Republic.
–31 Haiti. (Haiti Libre. “Haiti – Flash Laura: 31 dead, 8 missing…” 8-29-2020.)

Sources

CBS News (Omar Villafranca). “U.S. death toll from Hurricane Laura rises to 14.” 8-28-2020. Accessed 8-29-2020 at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-laura-death-toll-louisiana-texas/

Fox News/Travis Fedschun. “Hurricane Laura death toll rises in Louisiana after man dies from ‘blunt force’ while cutting down tree.” 9-1-2020. Accessed 9-4-2020 at: https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-laura-death-toll-louisiana-storm-aftermath-gulf-coast-cleanup-power-outages

Haiti Libre. “Haiti – Flash Laura: 31 dead, 8 missing, more than 8,000 victims and significant agricultural losses (assessment August 28).” 8-29-2020. Accessed 9-4-2020 at: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31660-haiti-flash-laura-31-dead-8-missing-more-than-8-000-victims-and-significant-agricultural-losses-assessment-august-28.html

Louisiana Department of Health. “Louisiana Department of Health verifies one additional hurricane-related death, bringing toll to 26.” 9-8-2020 at: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5760

Louisiana Department of Health. “Louisiana Department of Health verifies one additional hurricane-related death, bringing toll to 27.” 9-9-2020. Accessed 9-10-2020 at: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5761

Louisiana Department of Health. “Louisiana Department of Health verifies three hurricane-related deaths, bringing toll to 23.” 9-4-2020. Accessed 9-6-2020 at: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5757

Louisiana Department of Health. “Louisiana Department of Health verifies two additional hurricane-related deaths.” 9-4-2020. Accessed 9-4-2020 at: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5753

Louisiana Department of Health. “Louisiana Department of Health verifies two additional hurricane-related deaths, bringing toll to 25.” 9-5-2020. Accessed 9-6-2020 at: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5759

Louisiana Department of Health. Tweet. 8-29-2020 morning. Accessed 8-29-2020 at: https://twitter.com/LADeptHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Louisiana Department of Health. “Update: Louisiana Department of Health verifies additional hurricane-related deaths.” 9-3-2020. Accessed 9-4-2020 at: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5750

Miami Herald. “Death and destruction in Haiti, Dominican Republic as Tropical Storm Laura batters Caribbean.” 8-23-2020. Accessed 9-4-2020 at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article245175070.html

NBC DFW 5, Dallas/Fort Worth. “Man Killed by Tree Is First Texas Death Blamed on Laura.” 8-28-2020. Accessed 8-29-2020 at: https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/weather-connection/man-killed-by-tree-is-first-texas-death-blamed-on-laura/2434600/

NBC News/Phil Helsel. “Deaths related to Hurricane Laura rise to at least 24.” 9-3-2020. Accessed 9-4-2020 at: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/deaths-related-hurricane-laura-rise-least-24-n1239270

New Orleans Public Radio (NOPR; 89.9 WWNO; Ashley Dean, Rosemary Westwood, Paul Braun, and Tegan Wendland). “6 Reported Deaths, Chemical Fire Burning In Aftermath of Hurricane Laura.” 8-27-2020. Accessed 8-29-2020 at: https://www.wwno.org/post/6-reported-deaths-chemical-fire-burning-aftermath-hurricane-laura

The Weather Channel (Ron Brackett and Jan Wesner Childs). “Hurricane Laura Death Toll Climbs to 14 in U.S.; Several Victims Succumbed to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.” 8-29-2020. Accessed 8-29-2020 at: https://weather.com/news/news/2020-08-27-hurricane-laura-arkansas-louisiana-texas-damage-wind-flooding-power-outages