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Fundraiser for tornado victims a success
St. Landry Parish Government
Posted at 10:33 AM, May 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-18 11:33:16-04
Organizers of a fundraiser for victims of the April tornado in Palmetto want to say thank you to Acadiana.
They held a fundraiser for the people hit hardest by the storm, and it was a great success. The 5Brothers 4-Wheeler Club, in conjunction with Immaculate Conception Church of LeBeau, LA, held a Benefit Dance & Fundraiser on April 24, 2021 to raise funds for those severely affected by the April 10, 2021 EF3 Tornado which hit Palmetto, more specifically residents along Bolden Road, organizers say. Eight families suffered severe losses. Thanks to the Palmetto/LeBeau communities, family and friends, the fundraiser was a success. A special thanks to the musicians, those in attendance and those who gave donations. The fundraiser generated a profit of $22,000.
Community members in Palmetto come together to cleanup Bolden Road after weekend tornado
and last updated 2021-04-12 19:19:34-04
PALMETTO, La. â The neighborhood hit by the tornado in Palmetto on Saturday morning is still in the early stages of rebuilding their community.
The people who live along Bolden Road tell me that they aren t surprised about how the community has come together to help in their efforts to clean up. That s just the community, says Carol Johnson, a resident who lives along the street. It s family and friends from right here, to those that are just passing by and asking what they can do.
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Fund Set Up For Palmetto Tornado Victims
Two people died and a little over a dozen homes were destroyed Saturday when an EF-3 tornado ripped through parts of St. Landry Parish.
If you would like to be able to help the victims of the tornado, you can donate to a fund that has been set up by the Hope Alliance Community Development Corporation, and it s being administered by the Community Foundation of Acadiana. You can click here to donate.
The tornado moved through near Palmetto at around 2 o clock Saturday morning, and before the tornado was through, it had traveled a path that was 8.7 miles long. Officials say the path went down Bolden Road to the south and northeast up Louisiana Highway 360.