During the early morning hours of August 27, Hurricane Laura made landfall on the Texas-Louisiana border as a Category 4 system — the strongest storm to hit the area in over 160 years.
With sustained wind speeds of 150 mph, Laura caused at least 14 deaths and is estimated to have inflicted between $8 and $12 billion in insured losses for residential and commercial properties.
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