Hurricane Laura Five Years Later: Photographer captured storm’s havoc, heartbreak - American Press

Hurricane Laura Five Years Later: Photographer captured storm’s havoc, heartbreak - American Press

Photographer Kirk Meche has lived in Southwest Louisiana all of his life, but hardly recognized his community after Hurricane Laura destroyed homes and beloved landmarks around the region in the summer of 2020. “It was eerie being from Westlake and driving down Sampson and seeing Pousson’s Barber Shop and Laundromat just crushed,” he said. “That was a big thing. Anyone from Westlake would go there to get their hair cuts. All the guys that I went…