About 48 million Americans suffer from some degree of hearing loss.Here in Lake Charles, the Southwest Louisiana Independence Center or “SLIC” as it’s called, is supporting residents with hearing disabilities.
Southwest Louisiana Independence Center still recovering from hurricane damage
Southwest Louisiana Independence Center still recovering from hurricane damage By Rania Kaur | January 21, 2021 at 10:30 PM CST - Updated January 21 at 10:30 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -The Southwest Louisiana Independence Center helps some of the most vulnerable of southwest Louisiana - the elderly and the disabled. But since the hurricanes, they’re trying to help those that need them the most while trying to stay afloat.
After their building was gutted in Hurricane Laura, the Southwest Louisiana Independence Center (SLIC) says, they’ve had to adjust not only the services they offer but how they operate.