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A wobble, luck and preparations lessened Laura's devastation

by Associated Press
| August 28, 2020 9:27 PM

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura was a monster storm that could have, even should have, wreaked much more destruction than it did, except for a few lucky breaks and some smart thinking by Gulf Coast residents, experts say.

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