News Hurricane Laura live coverage: After historic storm makes landfall in Louisiana, forecasters warn of ‘catastrophic storm surge’ August 27, 2020Ryan W. Miller, Trevor Hughes and Rick Jervis, USA TODAYComments Off on Hurricane Laura live coverage: After historic storm makes landfall in Louisiana, forecasters warn of ‘catastrophic storm surge’ Laura made landfall near Lake Charles, Louisiana, overnight. Storm surge, tornadoes, floods and power outages are threatening the Gulf. Latest news.