The Informer: 1918 hurricane left Lake Charles widely devastated - American Press

The Informer: 1918 hurricane left Lake Charles widely devastated - American Press

Editor’s Note: This year’s Informer column will feature a treasure trove of historic photos from the American Press Archives and their significance to Southwest Louisiana. “Without scarcely any warning” a hurricane made its way from the West Indies and into Southwest Louisiana in 1918, leaving devastation and 29 deaths in its wake. “The storm struck here Tuesday afternoon and continued in violence for nearly three hours,” according to the Aug. 7…