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In Aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Residents Worry About Help

Associated Press

   LAKE CHARLES, LA. - In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura
   tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush's family started just under a
   year ago, reducing most of it to rubble and scattering hundreds of
   tires across the lot. The storm also damaged her home, which now reeks
   of mold.

   Federal and state officials are now on the ground to help residents
   with home repairs and hotel stays. But Winbush said she feels alone,
   particularly after seeing a video of President Donald Trump, who
   visited the area Saturday, joking with Gulf Coast officials that they
   could sell copies of his signature for $10,000.

   "We can't depend on the president. We can't depend on nobody," she
   said. "We'll just take what we have and get it done."

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