At least four people were killed after Hurricane Laura stuck Louisiana early on Thursday as a Category 4 storm. Watch: The storm, however, did less damage than forecast as Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said: "It is clear that we did not sustain and suffer the absolute catastrophic damage that we thought was likely based on the forecast we had last night.

Fire erupts in chemical plant in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura strikes; several homes left without power

City officials warned New Orleans residents on Friday to secure their homes, stock up on supplies and prepare to huddle indoors with Tropical Storm Barry poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019.

'Life-threatening' Tropical Storm Barry grinds toward Louisiana

Nervous New Orleans residents prepared to flee as Tropical Storm Barry closed in on Thursday, with forecasts of "extreme rain" and more flooding ahead of the storm's predicted landfall by early on Saturday as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019.

Tropical Storm Barry nears New Orleans, raising flood threat

New Orleans braced for severe flooding with residents told to hunker down as a growing tropical storm in the US-Gulf of Mexico headed for landfall late on Friday or early on Saturday as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019.

New Orleans braces for flooding, Trump declares emergency ahead of Storm Barry

The White House says Obama stayed away since he does not want to 'interfere with ongoing recovery efforts'

Donald Tump visits flooded Louisiana, asks Obama to 'get off the golf course and get there'

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said Trump had not called to discuss plans for his visit, but was free to volunteer or make donations

Trump visits homes damaged by Louisiana floods

Emergency officials working on strategies to rescue many more trapped in the southeastern US state