Damage reported in northern Acadiana parishes due to weather
Posted at 8:17 AM, May 19, 2019
and last updated2019-05-19 11:24:16-04
Severe weather moved through Acadiana on Sunday morning. Reports of strong winds and heavy rains left damage in many communities especially in northern portions of Acadiana like Ville Platte and Mamou.
Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine declared a State of Emergency for the City on Sunday.
Photos from damage reported in Ville Platte and across Acadiana can be seen below.
Hebert’s in Ville Platte – Les Miquez
Photos from Ville Platte courtesy Gilbert J. Aucoin on Facebook
Power lines down on Main Street in Ville Platte – Lisa DeenJustin Deville – Ville Platte
Danielle Celestine: Plaisance Community in Opelousas, Hwy 167 – Ville Platte HighwayHouse in road near Mamou on L’Anse Meg Road. Photo: Karoline Bieber DeshotelsJoel Manuel – Belaire Cove – Ville PlatteDamage in Ville Platte – Karly JoImage: Doug Stack – Ville PlatteVille Platte – Leslie VidrineTree onto shed Ville Platte – Dana Ardoin
Photos and video have also come in from several viewers in New Iberia and Lafayette showing tree and home damage.
Video from viewer Stacey Babineaux shows tree damage in a neighborhood off Loreauville Road in New Iberia.
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Paul Eastin – New IberiaThis shop used to have a cover over the camper – New Iberia- Alexis Viscardi.Daspit Road in New Iberia, Ashley Boudreaux ClayNew Iberia . Sugar mill rd- Duane Dorsey
Street flooding on Troy Road in New Iberia -Lisa CollinsMobile home damage -Troy Road in New Iberia. Image: Lisa CollinsWilderness Trail in Lafayette – Emily Glover
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