The areas that took Hurricane Laura's fiercest winds are need of potable water, and a whole lot of chainsaws and bulldozers. And the sheriff of Calcasieu Parish is warning people to keep their heads up for potentially harmful debris.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the amount of debris is staggering -- and dangerous.
"There's limbs, there's poles, there's things sticking out that you can't see until you get right up on'em, and I'm scared someone's going to run into one and get decapitated," Mancuso said.
Mancuso told WWL's Newell Normand that all the debris clearing and other work will have to be done in the short term without the benefit of electricity or running water.
"There's no water, there's not sewer, there's no electricity, and everything's everywhere right now," he said.
Mancuso is telling residents attempting to return to check on their property to be very careful -- drive below the speed limit -- and bring plenty of bottled water.
