The governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency Tuesday and sent out the National Guard after at least seven tornadoes tore through New Orleans and vicinity — leaving a swath of destruction in their wake.
No deaths were reported, but at least 25 people were treated for mostly minor injuries in area hospitals, including a woman eights months pregnant whose home caved in on her and her two children, officials said. She was listed as stable, and her kids were unharmed.
Meanwhile, Gov. John Bel Edwards dispatched the Guard to help state and local police patrol the hardest-hit areas and prevent looting.
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