(AP) – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said state officials now know of four deaths tied to Hurricane Laura. Edwards said all four deaths were caused by trees falling on residences. None were on the coast and took place in Vernon, Jackson and Acadia parishes. One death in Jackson, in north Louisiana, demonstrated the power of the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm early Thursday and traveled farther inland. Edwards said the current priority is search and rescue, followed by efforts to find hotel or motel rooms for those who have lost their homes. The storm also sparked a large chemical fire that sent a dangerous cloud over Lake Charles, Louisiana, hours after the eye of Hurricane Laura passed directly over the city. Bel Edwards says the fire was burning Thursday morning just outside the city, and he’s advising storm survivors to shelter in place. Edwards tweeted that people “in the Westlake/Moss Bluff/Sulphur area” should close their windows and doors and turn off their air conditioning units. (Photo: forbes.com)