News Hurricane Laura live coverage: After historic storm makes landfall in Louisiana, forecasters warn of ‘catastrophic storm surge’ August 27, 2020 Ryan W. Miller, Trevor Hughes and Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Comments 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.