LAKE CHARLES Still recovering from a disastrous 2020 hurricane season, Lake Charles saw 12.5 inches of rain and flooded roads and homes Monday, with several more days of rain forecast to come.
Tim Robles watched the rain pour down Monday through the windows of his home in a Lake Charles neighborhood near McNeese State University s football stadium. His house was OK, an island in his neighborhood.
Two of his kids, 10 and 4, were sheltering in place at schools not far away, but water over roads made the distance seem greater.
“One was at school across the street, but it feels like an ocean apart, the 43-year-old said.