[nfb-talk] Status of LCB

[Raymond Foret Jr]

Michael, many kind thanks for your tornadic report.  I went to the Louisiana Center for the blind way back in 1987 and so Ruston holds a special place in my heart as you may well imagine.

Again, thanks.

Sent from the first computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind:

Sincerely,

The constantly barefooted Ray

> On Apr 26, 2019, at 11:12 AM, Michael Ausbun via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello All, 
> According to my wife, Bre Ausbun (braille instructer)  all staff and students are safe. The center property is structurally sound, as well. The town sustain substantial damages, effecting several homes of staff members. 
> The road to recovery for the town is long. 
> We live just east of the cemetery.  It missed a direct hit by about a block,  or half a block.
> From the National Weather Service:
> The tornado touched down just northeast of the intersection of Highway 80 and LA 818 where it did isolated tree damage uprooting some trees. It continued northeast where it crossed S. Maple Street where the tornado intensified. The tornado did widespread tree damage just south of LA 3012 along Wade Drive, Lind Drive, Robert Street, University Boulevard, and Shelor Drive. Many of these streets were impassable due to the significant number of trees snapped, twisted, and uprooted. Many more trees were downed on LA 3012 before the tornado headed northeast towards Westwood Dive. It uprooted a number of trees onto fraternity houses before it crossed the Kansas City Southern Railroad. The tornado crossed the railroad and bent or uprooted several large light poles on Louisiana Tech`s softball, baseball, and neighboring athletic fields. It snapped a number of power poles here as well. The tornado crossed Tech Drive and damaged a number of dormitories where it removed their metal roofs and blew out windows. It continued northeast where it uprooted more trees on Louisiana Tech`s and Ruston High School`s campuses. The tornado crossed Greenwood Cemetery where it intensified again and started severe damage for the next third of a mile. The severe damage started with a large number of trees being debarked with just the stubs of large branches remaining in several areas. It continued with several businesses sustaining significant damage to their exterior brick walls and some interior walls. A hotel along Interstate 20 suffered the collapse of its top story`s exterior walls. The tornado continued on to severely damage a gas station in between Trenton and Vienna Streets just south of I-20. The tornado crossed I-20 and weakened slightly but still did considerable roof damage to several businesses along North Service Road East. The tornado continued to weaken and began doing more sporadic wind damage as it headed northeast towards Farmerville Highway. It crossed Farmerville Highway near Timberline Court uprooting a number of trees and continued northeast towards Haddox Road. The tornado uprooted a few more trees before finally lifting near the intersection of Stable Road and Baxter Road. The tornado caused 2 fatalities when a tree fell on a home just south of I-20. The tornado had a maximum width of 1000 yards and a length of 6.68 miles.
> 
>> On Apr 26, 2019, at 9:37 AM, Bill Outman via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Good morning, list.  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I suppose no news is good news, but I was curious, as others might want to
>> know as well, how LCB fared when the tornado came through Ruston night
>> before last.  I had heard of course it did some damage at Louisiana Tech.  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hope all are well and that the center will continue providing quality
>> service to those blind persons who choose to attend.  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Bill Outman 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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